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title: "9 Want-quotes Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Want-quotes quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Want-quotes sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/plucking-a-rose-only-proves-you-desire-it-but-nurturing-it-proves-you/)

[Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/)

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> [“EVERYTHING YOU WANT IS INSIDE WHAT YOU GIVE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-s-jagadeesh-kumar/everything-you-want-is-inside-what-you-give/)

[P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-s-jagadeesh-kumar/)

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> [“You have enough to create what you want.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/you-have-enough-to-create-what-you-want/)

[Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/)

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> [“Don't wait for anyone to bring you what you want, go out and get it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/don-t-wait-for-anyone-to-bring-you-what-you-want-go-out-and-get-it/)

[Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/)

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> [“GIVE WHAT YOU DON’T NEED AND TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU WANT”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-ruby/give-what-you-don-t-need-and-take-only-what-you-want/)

[J. Ruby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-ruby/)

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> [“Work for what you want, the pursuit of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/work-for-what-you-want-the-pursuit-of-life/)

[Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/)

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> [“Men most often know what they want, yet they are not always sure how they feel. Women most often know how they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-poirot/men-most-often-know-what-they-want-yet-they-are-not-always-sure-how/)

[Ken Poirot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-poirot/)

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> [“Passion gives you what you want, lust gives you what you desire, but only love gives you what you need.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/passion-gives-you-what-you-want-lust-gives-you-what-you-desire-but/)

[Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/matshona-dhliwayo-52_desire_passion-gives-you-what-you-want-lust-giv_2369313.jpg)

> [“Change the world, I know I won’t, Enthralling as always I hope it remains, A kaleidoscope of joy, sorrow and pain. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-anand/change-the-world-i-know-i-won-t-enthralling-as-always-i-hope-it/)

[Anurag Anand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-anand/)

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