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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.

You can't write masterpieces in your 80s and be happy too.

Quotes by Maurice Sendak

You don't wanna see your work, because you might find out that you do not like it.

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

Quotes by Maurice Baring

Your subjective sense of how well you're doing under conditions of sleep deprivation is a miserable predictor of, objectively, how you actually are doing.

Quotes by Matthew Walker

I'm in the entertainment business, where you're only as good as your last show.

Quotes by Matthew Weiner

It's always better when travelling to be in a place where your friends know the area well.

Quotes by Matthew Williamson

Your time as a manager is finite and valuable.

Quotes by Matthew Yglesias

We all get damned in our lives, and there are ripple effects. One thing can determine a life, and it's hard to overcome that if the event is really traumatic. Your life is completely condemned by it.

Quotes by Matthias Schoenaerts

You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.

Quotes by Maude Adams

I've done a number of projects where people go, 'This is your breakthrough role,' so I've stopped thinking that.

Quotes by Matthew Rhys

I say to the paparazzi, 'Fellas, take your shot and go.' It's just they usually find me on a beach.

Quotes by Matthew McConaughey

There are certain nights you and your image just aren't in the same bed.

Quotes by Matthew McConaughey

You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.

Quotes by Matthew McConaughey

When it comes to referring to Dickens's life, performing plays with your nine children for friends and family during Christmas is Dickensian.

Quotes by Matthew Pearl

Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey.

Quotes by Matthew Prior

When you see a finished film, it's very rare that it exceeds your expectations.

Quotes by Matthew Goode

You spend some time raising a child in London, carrying it around on one side of your body - it puts your back out!

Quotes by Matthew Goode

It is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking if your own tongue must praise you.

Quotes by Matthew Hale

That decision to commit your life to certain principles and a certain narrative, if I wrote a paper on that, I know I'd find inconsistencies.

Quotes by Matt Stone

I really do believe in the influence of your surroundings.

Quotes by Matt Sharp

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.