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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.

What do you do in a novel? You take recognizable characters from your own life, and you fantasize about what they're really like.

Quotes by Joe Klein

Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.

Quotes by Joe Louis

I'm a small dog guy. I don't want to be pattin' with the big Rottweiler or Great Dane. I like those little guys that jump on your lap and don't knock you over when they do.

Quotes by Joe Garagiola

You have to know what your users are experiencing.

Quotes by Joe Gebbia

I remember being on this film once, and people said, 'You're not on Instagram or Facebook - what's your deal?' They said, 'In this industry, if you want to do well, people want to invest in who you are.' I...

Quotes by Joe Gilgun

I know if I'm playing centre-back, there are certain places where you don't give your full-back the ball - because I've been the full-back!

Quotes by Joe Gomez

It's tough to be at your best all season, and you need to be there for each other.

Quotes by Joe Hart

You don't paint pictures to put them in your attic. You want people to look at them.

Quotes by Joe Dante

If you want to make a dangerous man your friend, let him do you a favor.

Quotes by Joe E. Lewis

The Vatican takes your breath away.

Quotes by Joe Elliott

That was sort of the 'Second City' approach, which was try to be intelligent and assume your audience is intelligent. We were influenced by 'Monty Python,' too, which would have philosophers in a wrestling match.

Quotes by Joe Flaherty

There are places on a man's head that are as hard as a rock. Your head's actually stronger than your body. And you don't have too many instruments up there workin'.

Quotes by Joe Frazier

It was all about the ring. That's where you got your brains shook and the money took.

Quotes by Joe Frazier

Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, 'Lord, you're in the wrong place tonight.'

Quotes by Joe Frazier

American families be warned, if the White House doesn't send your jobs overseas, they'll send your kids.

Quotes by Joe Baca

It affects you when you get shot at, when your children get shot at. In our case, we had one shooter, a guy from Illinois mad that Trump won, and decided to come to Washington and shoot GOP congressmen.

Quotes by Joe Barton

You know, my Grandpop Finnegan used to have an expression: he used to say, 'Joey, the guy in Olyphant's out of work, it's an economic slowdown. When your brother-in-law's out of work, it's a recession. When you're out of work,...

Quotes by Joe Biden

A lot of times, it's nice to open, because the heat's off you. You just go out and blast your set and say to whoever's going to finish, 'There you go.' Even though when you first start, people are drifting...

Quotes by Joe Cocker

So many large movies come to you with a huge marketing campaign and it's like you have to see this movie this weekend, otherwise you'll be culturally bankrupt and can't converse with your friends.

Quotes by Joe Cornish

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director.

Quotes by Jodie Foster

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.