“You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take.”

“You got to learn to take what people are willing to give.”

Christina Baker Kline (1964) American writer

“You have to take what you could get when you're getting started.”

Selena (1971–1995) Mexican-American singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer

“You've got your whole life to do something,
And that's not very long.
So why don't you give me a call
When you're willing to fight
For what you think is real,
For what you think is right.”

Ani DiFranco (1970) musician and activist

“You can tell yourself that you would be willing to lose everything you have in order to get something you want. But it's a catch-22: all of those things you're willing to lose are what make you recognizable. Lose them, and you've lost yourself.”

Jodi Picoult book Handle With Care

“Diversions come and go. Pleasure never lasts. Variety loses its meaning. But you will always be able to choose what you are willing to sacrifice, what you are willing to give up.”

Mark Manson book Everything Is Fucked

“You get what you give. What you put into things is what you get out of them.”

Jennifer Lopez (1969) American singer and actress

“If you know what you're looking for, that's all you'll get - what's previously known. But when you're open to what's possible, you get something new - that's creativity.”

Alan Alda (1936) actor and United States Army officer

“Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.”

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright

“"Death, what are you taking?" "The daylight."
"What hour did you take it?" "As it dawned."
"Do you know what you're taking?"
"I'm unconcerned."
"Then who made you do it?" "The Creator."”

Luís de Camões (1524–1580) Portuguese poet