English: One becomes fixated on what he needs.

Spanish: El Que Hambre Tiene, En Pan Piensa.

Type: Proverb

Literal Meaning: He who is hungry thinks about bread.

Meaning: One becomes fixated on what he needs (or wants).

Puesto que Quique no tiene dinero para comprar utensilios de arte, sólo piensa en pintar. Pues el que hambre tiene, en pan piensa. (Because Quique doesn’t have money for art supplies, all he thinks about is painting. Well, he who is hungry thinks about bread.)