
“The number one reason most people don't get what they want is that they don't know what they want.”
Source: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
From Sex book
Variant: A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.
“The number one reason most people don't get what they want is that they don't know what they want.”
Source: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
“What do men want? They want a lot of pals, and they wish that people wouldn’t get so mad at them.”
God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian (1999)
“People say, "I want to get laid a lot and make lots of money."”
That's not the right order.
What I've Learned (July 2002)
Associated Content Interview (October 23, 2006)
Source: The world goes crazy for Lady Gaga (2009)
Context: I have found that my work has to be both deep and shallow … All of my songs have meaning, all of my clothing has iconography buried into it. But by the same token, it's just as special if you look at it in its shallowest form. A quick moment of melody, a beautiful dress. People think, "Gaga's so sweet", or "Gaga sucks". The point is that it's memorable. For commercial art to be taken seriously as fine art is a very unusual and difficult task. I think that a lot of people don't get it and a lot of people don't know what to make of me. And, you know what? I'm OK with that.