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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.

Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes.

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.

Quotes by John Bradshaw

Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone.

Quotes by John Buchanan Robinson

There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings.

Quotes by John Buchanan Robinson

You can plan events, but if they go according to your plan they are not events.

Quotes by John Berger

If your library is not 'unsafe', it probably isn't doing its job.

Quotes by John Berry

Of your own indefatigable labor from early dawn and of your explicit instructions, that the batteries should reserve their ammunition, until the grand charge should commence, for which the enemy were undoubtedly preparing.

Quotes by John Bigelow

The result showed the wisdom of your orders.

Quotes by John Bigelow

Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of American's who were saying, 'Stop!'

Quotes by John Boehner

It's hard running for office when people can't say your name.

Quotes by John Boehner

Negotiation is not a policy. It's a technique. It's something you use when it's to your advantage, and something that you don't use when it's not to your advantage.

Quotes by John Bolton

Acting careers don't come out fully formed - not unless your name is Jaden Smith and your dad has done it all.

Quotes by John Boyega

I've read some of your modern free verse and wonder who set it free.

Quotes by John Barrymore

It's not easy being number two. As a marketer, you have limited choices - you can pretend you're not defined by the market leader, or, you can embrace your position and go directly after your nemesis.

Quotes by John Battelle

When you use Facebook, you're always logged in, and your identity and relationships - to others, to content, to apps and services - are assets Facebook can use to customize your experience (oh, and your ads).

Quotes by John Battelle

If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem.

Quotes by John Avlon

I also know that in the second movie, the sequel, Eric made some huge advances with the robot suit. That just made it even better. You put the suit on and moved your arms then the robot's arms would move...

Quotes by John Badham

If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

Quotes by John Atkinson

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your own inward ground and then confront yourself.

Quotes by Johannes Tauler

If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music.

Quotes by John Abercrombie

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.