“Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. Pasquo, the smaller the space between your desire and what is right, the happier you will be.”

“What did we want? We want the world smaller and bigger and just the same but advancing. We don’t know what we want.”

Dave Eggers (1970) memoirist, novelist, short story writer, editor, publisher

“Please be peaceful. We believe in law and order. We are not advocating violence, I want you to love your enemies… for what we are doing is right, what we are doing is just -- and God is with us.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement

“Sometimes what you want is right in front of you. All you have to do is open your eyes and see it.”

Meg Cabot book All American Girl

“Sometimes doing your best is not good enough. Sometimes you must do what is required.”

Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

“We try to do what's right, or rather what other say is right. But sometimes, when that goes against who we are… you have to choose.”

Richelle Mead Shadow Kiss

“There is a serious discrepancy between what we really wants, and what we usually do to get what we think we want. What we really want is to fill the hole inside and become complete, and what we do is look for success and growth outside.”

Ilchi Lee (1950) South Korean businessman

“Sometimes the space between knowing what to do and actually doing it is a very short walk. Other times it is an impossible expanse.”

David Levithan Boy Meets Boy

“Sometimes you have to do what’s wrong in order to do what’s right.”

Peter F. Hamilton book The Dreaming Void

“Sometimes being an adult means doing the right thing, even if it's not what you want.”

Laurie Halse Anderson Wintergirls