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Your Quotes

On staying in control of what's truly your own.

These quotes focus on ownership: your trust, your plans, your self-esteem, and how easily outside pressure can chip away at decisions that should belong to you alone. For more, see our Know quotes.

I just figure if you have a modicum of celebrity, you need to use it, and you need to use it for more things than just promoting yourself or your film or your image or your product.

Quotes by Paul Haggis

You don't make a film because the audience is ready for it. You make a film because you have questions that are in your gut.

Quotes by Paul Haggis

My one guiding rule for success in the film world would be, be careful of your friends.

Quotes by Paul Haggis

When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall.

Quotes by Paul Harvey

I know a little bit how it is coming back from an injury, trying to find your rhythm.

Quotes by Paul George

It rarely adds anything to say, 'In my opinion' - not even modesty. Naturally a sentence is only your opinion; and you are not the Pope.

Quotes by Paul Goodman

I'm fascinated by people who can keep who they are in the midst of this business, which is all about not only pretending to be other people, but also that perception of who you are and how successful you are...

Quotes by Paul F. Tompkins

One of the biggest things you have is your reputation and your reputation with knowing what's good and what's not good.

Quotes by Paul Feig

When you trust your subconscious enough to put something in a story and then figure out why it really needed to be there later, when that works out, aye, that's the stuff.

Quotes by Paul G. Tremblay

If your child has something creative they really want to do, it's up to you, their parent, to help make that happen.

Quotes by Paul Dini

You simply couldn't make a living as an author if New Zealand was your only market.

Quotes by Paul Cleave

The hardest thing about working with your partner is that the work starts to become first.

Quotes by Paul Dano

To tell you the truth, it's a complex piece, so I can't really answer your question at present.

Quotes by Paul Darrow

I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished and confident your future is full of hope.

Quotes by Paul Bremer

As your congressman, I hold the Holy Bible as being the major directions to me of how I vote in Washington D.C.

Quotes by Paul Broun

Tennis players shouldn't get married. It hurts your game.

Quotes by Patty Smyth

Your vision of where or who you want to be is your greatest asset.

Quotes by Paul Arden

You can't put your feet on the ground until you've touched the sky.

Quotes by Paul Auster

With a computer, you make your changes on the screen and then you print out a clean copy. With a typewriter, you can't get a clean manuscript unless you start again from scratch. It's an incredibly tedious process.

Quotes by Paul Auster

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen, rather than his as a human being, was the right answer to these things.

Quotes by Paul Begala

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes come up across these "Your" quotes?
The quotes touch on trusting others with your personal information, translating your own plans into words, feelings tied to a specific record, and a sharp, personal comparison involving self-esteem.
Is there a quote about privacy or trust?
Yes, one reflects on cryptography and not needing to trust others because encrypting your files gives you control over "whether you would surrender" that trust.
Is there a quote here referencing a real public figure?
Yes: "Slobodan Milosevic was just as smart as a five-year-old. Five-year-olds have an uncanny way of getting into your psyche, your self-esteem" makes a pointed comparison using Milosevic's name.
Does this page talk about turning plans into action?
Yes, one quote explains a dislike of outlines and treatments, noting that writing your plan down on paper can make it "very hard to get those ideas out of your head and do something better" with them. For more on persistence and ambition, see Know or Always.
Is there anything here about music or personal records?
Yes, one quote describes a record as feeling "innocent," tied to being young enough not to fully grasp the weight of your own decisions. For more reflective, first-person lines, see Life or Like.

Related themes continue in our Always quotes and Life quotes, both about staying grounded in your own choices.