“One of the keys to thinking big is total focus. I think of it almost as a controlled neurosis, which is a quality I’ve noticed in many highly successful entrepreneurs. They’re obsessive, they’re driven, they’re single-minded, and sometimes they’re almost maniacal, but it’s all channeled into their w…”— Donald Trump, latimes.com
“Don't you see? Getting what you want all time will ultimately leave you unfulfilled and joyless.”— John Swartzwelder, Lisa Simpson, Yeardley Smith, imdb.com
“If I can't have what I want, whats the point of anything?”— Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, open.spotify.com
“When you are used to the kind of life - of never getting anything you want- you stop knowing what it is you want.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever. Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and d…”— Dan Millman, amazon.com
“You think it can't get worse than wanting someone and not having them, but it can. You can want someone, have them, and want them more. Still. Always. You can never get enough.”— Michelle Hodkin, amazon.com
“I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn't mean anything? What then?”— Neil Gaiman, amazon.com
“If something's going to happen for you, it will, you can't make it happen. And it never does happen until you're past the point where you care whether it happens or not. I guess it's for your own good that it always happens that way, because after you stop wanting things is where having them won't m…”— Andy Warhol, amazon.com
“Things are sweeter when they’re lost. I know — because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot. And when I got it it turned to dust in my hands.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald, amazon.com
“If you’re frustrated because you’re not getting what you want, stop for a second: Have you actually flat-out asked for it? If you haven’t, stop complaining. You can’t expect the world to read your mind. You have to put it out there, and sometimes putting it out there is as simple as just saying, 'He…”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.com
“It's amazing what you can get if you quietly, clearly, and authoritatively demand it.”— Meryl Streep, vimeo.com