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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 people are talking about a player to come and take your place, you take it personally because it's your position.

Quotes by Olivier Giroud

Your favourite songs by your favourite bands are never the singles. It's when they've done exactly what they wanted without any compromise and not worried about the reaction.

Quotes by Oliver Sykes

Those who want to perpetuate apartheid also seek to divert your attention to the false issue of communism, to send the entire American public on a witch hunt.

Quotes by Oliver Tambo

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.

Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

Quotes by Oliver Herford

I don't find touring very creative. There's not much time to yourself with your instruments.

Quotes by Oliver Sim

When you write songs for your best friends and maybe two other people to hear, and then realize that a million other people are going to hear them, it can be a bit worrying. You get concerned about what you...

Quotes by Oliver Sim

It's a lot easier to play in front of quite a lot of strangers than a couple of your friends just because when it's someone that really knows you, it's much more scary.

Quotes by Oliver Sim

Eventually there are going to be chips in brains. Imagine if you could just buy knowledge and download it into your head instead of having to learn it. Like in 'The Matrix.' Imagine all the years saved!

Quotes by Olga Kurylenko

You don't dream about things that are impossible; that are out of your range.

Quotes by Olga Kurylenko

If your country is wiped off the map and your language is banned, if your literature has to serve a cause, it becomes, however brilliant, rather hard to travel.

Quotes by Olga Tokarczuk

How hard it is to make your thoughts look anything but imbecile fools when you paint them with ink on paper.

Quotes by Olive Schreiner

Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry.

Quotes by Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry.

Quotes by Oliver Cromwell

The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.

Quotes by Ogden Nash

Delusional pain hurts just as much as pain from actual trauma. So what if it's all in your head?

Quotes by Octavia E. Butler

You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge.

Quotes by Octavia Spencer

The college years are when you sow all your wild oats and become a vampire. By 40, you've lived it up. At least, you hope.

Quotes by Octavia Spencer

Be happy in your own skin.

Quotes by Octavia Spencer

Deserve your dream.

Quotes by Octavio Paz

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.