“There is a big confusion in this country over what we want verses what we need...you need food. You want a chocolate sundae.”

“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.”

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

“Contentment comes from wanting what we need, not needing what we want.”

“We need to take big risks if we want to find out who we are, and what we were put on this planet for.”

“Sometimes we need to take big risks if we want to find out who we are, and what we were put on this planet for.”