“Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.”

“It was so much easier when I didn't want anything. Not getting what you want can make you cruel.”

“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.”

“As stated in the book, the First Penguin award went to students who went out on a limb and failed! This came "from the notion that when penguins are about to jump into water that might contain predators, well, somebody's got to be the first penguin." So, even if there are failures, it brings experience. Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.”

“But grace can be the experience of a second wind, when even though what you want is clarity and resolution, what you get is stamina and poignancy and the strength to hang on.”

“Success is getting what you want..
Happiness is wanting what you get.”

“Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.”

“Success is getting what you want.
Happiness is wanting what you get.”

“And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.”

“Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't.”