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

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

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

“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.”

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

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