Grasping Quote by Carol Shields

Sometimes we seek that which we are not yet ready to find.

— Libba Bray

The more we want certain situations, the more we find ourself stuck in situations we do not want.

— Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Sometimes in life, when we really want something, we can approach it in a way that might actually be closing us off from achieving…

— Gretchen Bleiler

The primitive sign of wanting is trying to get…

— G. E. M. Anscombe

We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don't satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these…

— Mitch Albom

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

— Leonardo da Vinci

If we aren't actively pursuing what we want, we don't really want it.

— Peter McWilliams

We need to learn to let go as easily as we grasp and we will find our hands full and our minds empty.

— Leo Buscaglia

Humans hardly know what they want, how they want it, or when they want it.

— Anonymous

We don't think that we're begging for anything. We think we're demanding what is ours by right.

— Malcolm X

Very often the things we most desire come only after much patience and struggle.

— Richelle Mead