“The best way to get people to do what you want is not to be too particular about what you want.”

“… there are two ways of being unhappy. Not getting what you want is one. Getting what you want is the other.”

“Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants. Stop thinking
about what I want, what he wants, what your parents want. What do you want?”

“Sometimes to get what you want the most, you have to do what you want the least.”

“Getting what you want is just as difficult as not getting what you want. Because then you have to figure out what to do with it instead of figuring out what to do without it.”

“If you want to innovate at scale, you have to get really clear about your values. What do you really want in your company? What is really important to you?”

“I've always thought there are two ways of getting what you wanted in life. Forcing people to give it to you, or making them want to give it to you.”

“What people "want" is a function of what they learn is available. If you wish to sell something, you'd better understand that you can't give people what they want in the market today, because what they want today is what they can already get. You have to discover what they really want, and find some way to give that physical shape.”

“Life isn't about getting what you want, it is about giving what you have.”

“The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.”