--- title: "15 Want Quotes By Gretchen Rubin" description: "15 Want quotes by Gretchen Rubin. Plus more from Gretchen Rubin and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/gretchen-rubin-867_anxiety_act-the-way-that-you-want-to-feel-239451_2394512.png" --- > [Act the way that you want to feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/act-the-way-that-you-want-to-feel/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/gretchen-rubin-867_anxiety_act-the-way-that-you-want-to-feel-239451_2394512.png) > [Act the way you WANT to feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/act-the-way-you-want-to-feel/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/gretchen-rubin-867_feel_act-the-way-you-want-to-feel-520939_520939.png) > [I can DO ANYTHING I want, but I can't DO EVERYTHING I want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/i-can-do-anything-i-want-but-i-can-t-do-everything-i-want/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/gretchen-rubin-867_want_i-can-do-anything-i-want-but-i-can-t-do_2496570.png) > [If you want someone else to do a task, don't do it yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-you-want-someone-else-to-do-a-task-don-t-do-it-yourself/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f26/gretchen-rubin-867_else_if-you-want-someone-else-to-do-a-task-do_3113912.png) > [We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/we-all-want-to-get-along-well-with-other-people-and-one-way-to-do/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/gretchen-rubin-867_about_we-all-want-to-get-along-well-with-other_86976.png) > [If you want to feel safe, healthy, and hopeful, try to act as if you did feel that way. "Fake it 'till…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-you-want-to-feel-safe-healthy-and-hopeful-try-to-act-as-if-you-did/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/gretchen-rubin-867_fake_if-you-want-to-feel-safe-healthy-and-hop_1944203.png) > [You can love someone but not want to keep a gift from that person. It's okay to pass an item along to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/you-can-love-someone-but-not-want-to-keep-a-gift-from-that-person-it/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85b/gretchen-rubin-867_along_you-can-love-someone-but-not-want-to-kee_2000802.png) > [The thing that inspires me most is reading and just observing the people around me. I think those are the two things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/the-thing-that-inspires-me-most-is-reading-and-just-observing-the/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/435/gretchen-rubin-867_inspiration_the-thing-that-inspires-me-most-is-readi_912704.png) > [Reading makes me want to write my own books, and just trying to understand what I see in the world around me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/reading-makes-me-want-to-write-my-own-books-and-just-trying-to/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/gretchen-rubin-867_book_reading-makes-me-want-to-write-my-own-bo_201666.png) > [Often, if there's something that I want to do, but somehow can't get myself to do, it's because I don't have clarity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/often-if-there-s-something-that-i-want-to-do-but-somehow-can-t-get/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/gretchen-rubin-867_also_often-if-there-s-something-that-i-want-t_809639.png) > [It's about living in the moment and appreciating the smallest things. Surrounding yourself with the things that inspire you and letting go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/it-s-about-living-in-the-moment-and-appreciating-the-smallest-things/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/gretchen-rubin-867_appreciate_it-s-about-living-in-the-moment-and-appr_2366433.png) > [Like most people, I have several pet subjects - that may or may not be interesting to other people. Don't get me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/like-most-people-i-have-several-pet-subjects-that-may-or-may-not-be/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a26/gretchen-rubin-867_about_like-most-people-i-have-several-pet-subj_1458093.png) > [We can use decision-making to choose the habits we want to form, use willpower to get the habit started, then - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/we-can-use-decision-making-to-choose-the-habits-we-want-to-form-use/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49f/gretchen-rubin-867_allow_we-can-use-decision-making-to-choose-the_2423440.png) > [A 'treat' is different from a 'reward,' which must be justified or earned. A treat is a small pleasure or indulgence that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/a-treat-is-different-from-a-reward-which-must-be-justified-or-earned/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/gretchen-rubin-867_because_a-treat-is-different-from-a-reward-which_1504057.png) > [Watching TV is companionable: you share an experience, you can comment on the action here and there for a bit of conversation...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/watching-tv-is-companionable-you-share-an-experience-you-can-comment/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/gretchen-rubin-867_action_watching-tv-is-companionable-you-share-a_1092189.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Gretchen Rubin > [“Second Splendid Truth One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/second-splendid-truth-one-of-the-best-ways-to-make-yourself-happy-is/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [Knowing what you admire in others is a wonderful mirror into your deepest, as yet unborn, self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/knowing-what-you-admire-in-others-is-a-wonderful-mirror-into-your/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/being-taken-for-granted-is-an-unpleasant-but-sincere-form-of-praise/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“one Secret of Adulthood is “Never start a sentence with the words ‘No offense’”? “And”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/one-secret-of-adulthood-is-never-start-a-sentence-with-the-words-no/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [One of the findings that really interests me is that, although we think we ACT because of the way we FEEL, we often FEEL…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/one-of-the-findings-that-really-interests-me-is-that-although-we/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good about themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/we-all-want-to-get-along-well-with-other-people-and-one-way-to-do/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [During my study of happiness, I noticed something that surprised me: I often learn more from one person's highly idiosyncratic experiences than I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/during-my-study-of-happiness-i-noticed-something-that-surprised-me-i/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [There is a preppy wabi-sabi to soft, faded khakis and cotton shirts, but it's not nice to be surrounded by things that are worn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/there-is-a-preppy-wabi-sabi-to-soft-faded-khakis-and-cotton-shirts/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“There are times in the lives of most of us,” observed William Edward Hartpole Lecky, “when we would have given all the world to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/there-are-times-in-the-lives-of-most-of-us-observed-william-edward/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“I started thinking more about music. I thought I'd accepted the fact that, as part of "Being Gretchen," I didn't really like music, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/i-started-thinking-more-about-music-i-thought-i-d-accepted-the-fact/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [If you've had something for more than six months, and it's still not repaired, it's clutter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-you-ve-had-something-for-more-than-six-months-and-it-s-still-not/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“The pleasure of doing the same thing, in the same way, every day, shouldn't be overlooked. The things I do every day take on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/the-pleasure-of-doing-the-same-thing-in-the-same-way-every-day/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [Although we often assume that feelings inspire actions, in fact, actions also inspire feelings. By pushing myself to act happier, I make myself feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/although-we-often-assume-that-feelings-inspire-actions-in-fact/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [I love finding - or inventing - ways to categorize people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/i-love-finding-or-inventing-ways-to-categorize-people/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“After someone's death, how strange to see the value drain away from his or her possessions; useful objects such as clothes, or dish towels,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/after-someone-s-death-how-strange-to-see-the-value-drain-away-from/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/gretchen-rubin/#itemlist", "name": "15 Want Quotes By Gretchen Rubin", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Act the way that you want to feel.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gretchen Rubin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/act-the-way-that-you-want-to-feel/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/gretchen-rubin-867_anxiety_act-the-way-that-you-want-to-feel-239451_2394512.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/gretchen-rubin-867_anxiety_act-the-way-that-you-want-to-feel-239451_2394512.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/gretchen-rubin-867_anxiety_act-the-way-that-you-want-to-feel-239451_2394512.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Act the way that you want to feel.” — Gretchen Rubin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Act the way you WANT to feel.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gretchen Rubin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/act-the-way-you-want-to-feel/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/gretchen-rubin-867_feel_act-the-way-you-want-to-feel-520939_520939.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/gretchen-rubin-867_feel_act-the-way-you-want-to-feel-520939_520939.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/gretchen-rubin-867_feel_act-the-way-you-want-to-feel-520939_520939.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Act the way you WANT to feel.” — Gretchen Rubin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can DO ANYTHING I want, but I can't DO EVERYTHING I want.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gretchen Rubin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/i-can-do-anything-i-want-but-i-can-t-do-everything-i-want/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/gretchen-rubin-867_want_i-can-do-anything-i-want-but-i-can-t-do_2496570.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/gretchen-rubin-867_want_i-can-do-anything-i-want-but-i-can-t-do_2496570.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/gretchen-rubin-867_want_i-can-do-anything-i-want-but-i-can-t-do_2496570.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can DO ANYTHING I want, but I can't DO EVERYTHING I want.” — Gretchen Rubin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you want someone else to do a task, don't do it yourself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gretchen Rubin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-you-want-someone-else-to-do-a-task-don-t-do-it-yourself/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f26/gretchen-rubin-867_else_if-you-want-someone-else-to-do-a-task-do_3113912.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f26/gretchen-rubin-867_else_if-you-want-someone-else-to-do-a-task-do_3113912.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f26/gretchen-rubin-867_else_if-you-want-someone-else-to-do-a-task-do_3113912.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you want someone else to do a task, don't do it yourself.” — Gretchen Rubin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good about themselves. 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