“What is given to you is what is needed; what you want, requires giving up what you don't need.”

“You don't need to know what you want. You only need to know what you don't want...”

“If you give boys what they want, they give you what you need. Right?”

“Don't confuse what you want and what you need.”

“there is a difference between what you want and what you need ( not always what you want is what you need )”

“There's a big confusion in this country over what we want versus what we need," Morrie said. "You need food, you want a chocolate sundae. You have to be honest with yourself. You don't need the latest sports car, you don't need the biggest house. The truth is, you don't get satisfaction from those things. You know what really gives you satisfaction?...Offering others what you have to give...I don't mean money, Mitch. I mean your time. Your concern. Your storytelling. It's not so hard.”