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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.

When your protagonist bores you, you're in trouble.

Quotes by Patrick deWitt

One of the nice things about writing is you can take essentially painful things in your life and turn them into something that might be useful, or at least entertaining, to somebody else.

Quotes by Patrick deWitt

The initial spark, your affection for the characters, all those things can disappear. It's a perilous thing.

Quotes by Patrick deWitt

The only thing I have is instinct and intuition and just staying very, very connected to the moments and try to bring in what your gut is telling you.

Quotes by Patricia Riggen

The problem of working in a mine, you are inside the belly of the monster, and it controls you. The air you breathe, the stones that fall on your head, we had to be on guard.

Quotes by Patricia Riggen

If your film is in English, it makes it that much easier to get a wide release.

Quotes by Patricia Riggen

Playing on the right isn't a role I prefer, but sometimes you've got to do your job for the team.

Quotes by Patrick Bamford

We've actually got a Chelsea loan WhatsApp group. The loan department set it up. Sometimes it drains your battery when everyone is messaging each other.

Quotes by Patrick Bamford

It's important to feel wanted by your manager.

Quotes by Patrick Bamford

But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right.

Quotes by Patricia Hewitt

In the beginning, he taught you how to hold your fingers, use your head, hold your shoulders, how you glissade, bourre - the exact way he wanted you to do the steps. It was relearning the whole Balanchine technique.

Quotes by Patricia McBride

Breathe through your movements.

Quotes by Patricia McBride

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.

Quotes by Patricia Neal

I've been doing lots of trapeze, and so much of it is holding your own weight.

Quotes by Patina Miller

Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things.

Quotes by Patrice Leconte

You want your partner to objectify you.

Quotes by Patricia Arquette

This idea of the world expecting you to remain an ingenue forever - it's a very short shelf life if you're going to commit to that as your career, and I knew that early.

Quotes by Patricia Arquette

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a woman in this business.

Quotes by Patricia Clarkson

If you chomp down too hard on my work, you're going to break your teeth.

Quotes by Patricia Cornwell

Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.

Quotes by Pat Riley

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.