Getting What You Want Quotes by Ethan Hawke, Pema Chodron, Sonya Sones, Sophia Amoruso, Quentin Crisp, Tony Robbins and many others.

Happiness is in the doing not in getting what you want.
Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.
The only thing worse than not getting what you want, is getting it.
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, “Hey, can I have that?
Manners are a way of getting what you want without appearing to be an absolute swine.
It’s not about getting what you want. It’s about experiencing what you really need by becoming more.
Happiness isn’t about getting what you want all the time; it’s about loving what you have.
The first secret of getting what you want is knowing what you want.
The first step in getting what you want from life-decide what you want.
And by letting go of trying to control the uncontrollable…you ironically increase…the probability of getting what you want.
Getting what you want is not nearly as important as giving what you have.
Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want.
But he did not understand the price. Mortals never do. They only see the prize, their heart’s desire, their dream… But the price of getting what you want, is getting what you once wanted.
You can search the world over, but you won’t find happiness until you realize that happiness
isn’t getting what you want. It’s being content with what you already have.
isn’t getting what you want. It’s being content with what you already have.
I’ve learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.
In this age of getting what you want and getting it now, the simple pleasure of browsing is often forgotten.
The great secret of getting what you want from life is to know whay you want and believe you can have it. Always do something for others, then ask God to help you get at it.