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You Quotes

Quotes that speak straight to you.

This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.

Nobody wants to play - I've talked to Brent Spiner about this. You don't want to play a character indefinitely who's not supposed to age.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

It's 5 P.M. at the office. Working fast, you've finished your tasks for the day and want to go home. But none of your colleagues have left yet, so you stay another hour or two, surfing the Web and reading...

Quotes by Robert Pozen

I am a great believer in the OHIO principle: Only handle it once. When you read an e-mail, decide whether or not to reply to it, and, if you need to reply, do so right then and there. I have...

Quotes by Robert Pozen

'Star Trek' is still my signature role because once you do a 'Star Trek' series, it's never really out of the marketplace.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

It was hard to make a living as an actor in New York if you did not do soap operas or commercials.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

The way you delegate is that first you have to hire people that you really have confidence in. You won't truly let those people feel a sense of autonomy if you don't have confidence in them.

Quotes by Robert Pozen

You play a hologram on 'Star Trek,' and you have to spew line after line. I spoke in paragraphs on 'Star Trek.'

Quotes by Robert Picardo

Sometimes the ideas that mean the most to you will feel true long before you can quite formulate them or justify them.

Quotes by Robert Pinsky

'Write' is almost the wrong verb for what I do. I think 'compose' is more accurate because you're trying to make the sounds in your mind and in your voice. So I compose while I'm driving or in the shower.

Quotes by Robert Pinsky

For a lot of people, well-meaning teaching has made poetry seem arcane, difficult, a kind of brown-knotting medicine that might be good for you but doesn't taste so good. So I tried to make a collection of poetry that would...

Quotes by Robert Pinsky

The camera lens or the television camera is still just a proscenium arch. And as a great old character actor once said to me, wherever you're acting, you reach up and take hold of the proscenium arch, and you pull...

Quotes by Robert Preston

All questions of process require an answer that begins with a very important sentence, and the sentence is: 'Everybody is different.' Whatever way of working you name - methodical, haphazard, gets up early in the morning, sleeps all day, works...

Quotes by Robert Pinsky

You can't think about how people will perceive you or your character. All you can do is focus on your work. The rest is up to the universe. I've been acting for 16 years. I've done 55 movies and, in...

Quotes by Robert Patrick

I enjoyed the crew. The best part about 'The X-Files' has been the crew. This crew is an exceptional family and to go to work with a bunch of people that you really like is great. They're all the best...

Quotes by Robert Patrick

You don't buy a Harley with your mind, you buy it with your heart and your balls.

Quotes by Robert Patrick

It seems that the small movies are a little more risky and cutting-edge. You've got your big commerce and you've got your small films that you're more passionate about.

Quotes by Robert Patrick

I've been doing this 17 years but I can tell you I have more websites now than I have ever had devoted to me or my past career or my character. When I got this show, I think I had...

Quotes by Robert Patrick

In an organic system you don't waste anything. We need to educate the consumer to accept a tiny blemish on an orange.

Quotes by Robert Patterson

This thing with everyone knowing you, it's weird, because people have this one-sided relationship where they look at your picture and feel they know you more than someone they actually know. I don't really know myself that well.

Quotes by Robert Pattinson

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it.

Quotes by Robert Penn Warren

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes will I find on this "You" page?
This page gathers quotes written in a very personal, direct voice — people talking about their own struggles and observations rather than giving generic advice. You'll find reflections on body image starting in childhood, the way humor can double as armor, the strange feeling of fictional characters becoming real to their creator, and how much of ourselves we leave behind in everyday digital trails.
Is there a common thread running through these "You" quotes?
Yes — most of them are about self-awareness, the gap between how someone appears and what's actually going on underneath. The line about comedy being a defense so "you can't hurt me" sums up that theme well: humor as protection rather than just entertainment. If that kind of insight into yourself appeals to you, the Know quotes page explores a similar idea from a different angle.
Can I use these quotes as captions or share them?
Absolutely — that's exactly what they're here for. They read naturally as standalone captions or short reflections, and since they're written in first person, they work well whenever you want to share something that feels personal rather than generic. Pair one with a photo or send it directly to a friend who'd relate.
How does the "You" page differ from the <a href="/life-quotes">Life</a> quotes page?
Where Life quotes tend to zoom out to bigger, more universal ideas, the quotes here stay close to individual experience — a specific childhood memory, a specific defense mechanism, a specific observation about privacy. It's a more intimate, first-person collection.
What makes a quote on this page worth remembering?
The best ones say something true about being human that you hadn't put into words yourself — like noticing that being funny can be a form of self-protection, or that the version of yourself people see online is really just a trail of data. If quotes that hit close to home are what you're after, you might also enjoy Good quotes or Love quotes for a different emotional register.

Some entries trace how writers describe characters who feel more alive than the people around them, while others explore the quiet unease of being tracked and observed in everyday life. Pair this page with Life Quotes or Love Quotes for more reflective reading.