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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.

Don't write for who your reader is. Write for what your reader wants to be.

Quotes by Jennifer A. Nielsen

The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.

Quotes by Jennifer Aniston

I think that in some ways everybody is like Roger. Everybody thinks that when their friends have a problem, that they know the answer and that it's much easier to analyze the problems of other people than your own.

Quotes by Jennifer Beals

I think there are many ways to serve your country.

Quotes by Jenna Bush

I love the creative process, of getting to create your own show or your own movie, whatever it is you want to do, and have the resources to try and make that happen.

Quotes by Jenna Dewan

Your surroundings may change but your essence and your personality pretty much stay the same.

Quotes by Jenna Dewan

Everyone’s on their own journey and nothing’s going to happen overnight and you’re going to have ups and you’re going to have downs, but I think that you need to be content with your own journey and find what works...

Quotes by Jenna Johnson

Validation is easy - you run your site through a validator, and it's either valid or it isn't. The rest of the stuff, such as whether my logo or the biggest headline should be the h1 in my HTML, isn't...

Quotes by Jeffrey Zeldman

Wildly successful sites such as Flickr, Twitter and Facebook offer genuinely portable social experiences, on and off the desktop. You don't even have to go to Facebook or Twitter to experience Facebook and Twitter content or to share third-party web...

Quotes by Jeffrey Zeldman

When there's people on the other side of the room trying to wipe out your life and things are stacked against you, you can get nervous.

Quotes by Jello Biafra

When you think about a drill sergeant, a drill sergeant expects you to perform your best, and if you don't, they're going to stay on you until you do.

Quotes by Jen Lancaster

I think it's an individual thing. Your mountains are my molehills.

Quotes by Jena Malone

It's very easy to make certain decisions that affect your life that you have no perspective on.

Quotes by Jena Malone

In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined.

Quotes by Jena Malone

If you're an employer, you want to hire an employee who'll do their job, not do your bidding.

Quotes by Jeffrey Jones

Becoming food savvy is one thing, but it's amazing how fast savvy turns to snooty, and snooty leaves you preparing three-hour meals that break your budget and that the kids won't even eat.

Quotes by Jeffrey Kluger

There's plenty to read about keeping your sanity while raising children, but it's all common-sense stuff about task division and taking breaks and the relentlessly repeated magic of date night with your spouse. What's missing is some 'tude.

Quotes by Jeffrey Kluger

When I first moved to Hollywood from Silicon Valley, I had some misgivings. But I found that there were some advantages to being in Hollywood. And, in fact, some advantages to owning your own media company. And I also found...

Quotes by Jeffrey Skoll

You just put your head down and do the work.

Quotes by Jeffrey Tambor

Endings are the toughest, harder than beginnings. They must satisfy the expectations you have hopefully generated in your reader - not frustrate them, leave the reader grasping at elusive strings.

Quotes by Jeffrey Thomas

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.