If I had known what it would be like to have it all... I might have been willing to settle for less.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Knowing the cost of everything might make one choose less.
- In plain terms
- I might want less if I knew how hard it is.
- What can you take from it?
- Ambition requires knowing the hidden price.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the true cost of success?
- Would you choose less if you knew?
Another view
It assumes full knowledge of consequences is possible.
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