“If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.”

“Never give up what you want most for what you want today.”

Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) Mormon leader

“The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you'll be.”

Yanni (1954) Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer, and music producer

“The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it. The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamed possible.”

Ram Dass (1931–2019) American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the 1971 book Be Here Now

“If you don't hurry up and let life know what you want, life will damned soon show you what you'll get.”

Robertson Davies book Fifth Business

“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough”

Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist

“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”

Chuck Palahniuk Fight Club

“Speak up, my boy. If you want truth, you should begin by giving it.”

Lloyd Alexander The Chronicles of Prydain

“The most important thing is to be able to think what you want, not to say what you want.”

Paul Graham (1964) English programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist

“Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don't give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life's problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.”

Yanni (1954) Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer, and music producer