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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.

Being middle-aged is about realising that you've lived most of your life. You don't have as much time in front of you as you have behind you.

Quotes by Julianne Moore

Children are like crazy, drunken small people in your house.

Quotes by Julie Bowen

It's tough to run fast and jump off roofs when your feet are freezing off!

Quotes by Juliana Harkavy

If your dreams aren't challenging, they're not really a dream.

Quotes by Julian Dennison

Before I found out you couldn't get bitten by a radioactive spider and shoot webs out of your wrist, I wanted to be a superhero when I grew up - until I was, like, 8.

Quotes by Julian Dennison

There's a lot of crazy stuff in this league, and you got to go out and you got to earn your role out every year.

Quotes by Julian Edelman

There is almost nothing in your house that does not tell something about you.

Quotes by Julian Fellowes

Sometimes you watch one of your favorite shows from 20 years ago and you think, 'I'm loving this, but golly, it's going at the speed of a snail.'

Quotes by Julian Fellowes

You do get fond of your characters. Handing them on is like giving a child to a nanny.

Quotes by Julian Fellowes

I don't think I realized that the cost of fame is that it's open season on every moment of your life.

Quotes by Julia Roberts

Your face tells a story and it shouldn't be a story about your drive to the doctor's office.

Quotes by Julia Roberts

When you come out of your teens, you think you're sussed. But you don't know who you are at 22. You're constantly trying to fit in. You get a little lost.

Quotes by Julia Sawalha

Why not try thinking of your life as hilarious rather than nightmarish?

Quotes by Julia Sweeney

There are many things you shouldn't measure. Don't, for example, try to measure how much you love your wife!

Quotes by Julian Baggini

As I've explained to my wife many times, you have to kill your wife or mistress to get on the front page of the papers.

Quotes by Julian Barnes

The profession is rife with fear about your age, about your validly, longevity, appearance. It's vanity, and it's hard to sort of avoid all those things; they come at you as an actor.

Quotes by Julian Barratt

As far as funding and building a team, you being romantically involved with your cofounder really shouldn't play a factor in how you run the company and how you create a team or find resources. It's all about the partnership.

Quotes by Julia Hartz

Legacies are built on the practices of your company.

Quotes by Julia Hartz

One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.

Quotes by Julia Leigh

At first I was a bit indignant about it, and then I realised, 'No, that's what people want, so that's what is given.' But it's not in your control. It's just what happens to you, and that's what's frightening.

Quotes by Julia Ormond

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.