Build what you want to see in the world.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Begin doing what you want to do now.
Whatever happens to you, don't fall in despair. Even if all the doors are closed, a secret path will be there for you that no one knows. You can't see it yet but so many paradises are at the end of this path...Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want.
Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be
The first step to getting what you want is to have the courage to get rid of what you don't.
[Writing is] largely a matter of application and hard work, or writing and rewriting endlessly until you are satisfied that you have said what you want to say as clearly and simply as possible. For me that usually means many, many revisions.
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever.
Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticises you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.
One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.
Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do.
True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.
You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.
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