I don’t believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can’t sit still.

Kutcher rejects the passive optimism of the proverb “good things come to those who wait,” replacing it with a credo of restless agency. The emphasis falls on desire intense enough to produce motion: ambition becomes valuable only when it translates into effort, risk, and persistence. The line also reframes “good things” as outcomes earned through initiative rather than rewards granted by time or luck. In a broader cultural sense, it echoes a modern entrepreneurial ethic—opportunity is not merely encountered but created—while implicitly criticizing complacency and the tendency to mistake patience for progress.