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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.

When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.

Quotes by James Sinegal

Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes for good business.

Quotes by James Sinegal

The script is the coloring book that you're given, and your job is to figure out how to color it in. And also when and where to color outside the lines.

Quotes by James Spader

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.

Quotes by James Stewart

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.

Quotes by James Russell Lowell

A film writer is very much like a party girl. While you're good-looking and still unlined, the possibilities seem endless. But your appeal doesn't last long and you're quickly discarded.

Quotes by James Salter

I'm big on having a blistering pace. That's one of the hallmarks of what I do, and that's not easy. I never blow up cars and things like that, so it's something else that keeps the suspense flowing. I try...

Quotes by James Patterson

Once you have kids, horror movies become too horrible to watch because you imagine your own children in those situations, so you stop watching them.

Quotes by James Purefoy

I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject.

Quotes by James Otis

MAY it please your Honors: I was desired by one of the court to look into the books, and consider the question now before them concerning Writs of Assistance.

Quotes by James Otis

I'm married to a health-conscious American. I try to eat well, but definitely, as an Australian, you have some of the red meat, lamb, steak, barbecues as part of your culture.

Quotes by James P. Gorman

If you underperform for your owners, eventually they pick up their bat and ball and go home.

Quotes by James P. Gorman

You can fire your revenues by firing your people.

Quotes by James P. Gorman

If you want to spend weekends with your family, something's got to give.

Quotes by James P. Gorman

Losing a cup final is massively disappointing, but you can accept it if you play to your potential.

Quotes by James Milner

Encourage your own curiosity; pursue the problems based on that. Don't get diverted by trying to do things for your own advancement. In other words, don't be lured into responding to incentives.

Quotes by James Mirrlees

Encourage your own curiosity; pursue the problems based on that.

Quotes by James Mirrlees

Don't get diverted by trying to do things for your own advancement. In other words, don't be lured into responding to incentives.

Quotes by James Mirrlees

What any manager will try to bring to a company first and foremost is an energy and commitment to the business. To try and really roll your sleeves up.

Quotes by James Murdoch

Give your decisions, never your reasons; your decisions may be right, your reasons are sure to be wrong.

Quotes by James Mansfield

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.