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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.

At my age, you sort of fart your way into a role.

Quotes by Donald Sutherland

Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.

Quotes by Donald Trump

You grow up however, unfortunately, as the college years fly by, into a very exaggerated sense of your own capacities.

Quotes by Donald G. Mitchell

Believe in your work.

Quotes by Donald McCaig

To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only.

Quotes by Donald McKay

But He Himself hath sealed your sufferings, and their thus saying condemns God, and His sealing condemns them.

Quotes by Donald Cargill

Go on, then, and let your intent be seriousness.

Quotes by Donald Cargill

What defines greatness is when you hold all the records and what you mean to your fans, on and off the field, because that is who ranks you as the greatest receiver of all-time. The guy that holds all the...

Quotes by Donald Driver

The U.S. views Morocco as an important friend, and we applaud your political and economic reforms that culminated with the recent parliamentary elections that were widely reported to have been conducted in a fair and open manner.

Quotes by Donald Evans

Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder?

Quotes by Don Rickles

You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it.

Quotes by Don Rickles

You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.

Quotes by Don Rickles

Luck is the by-product of busting your fanny.

Quotes by Don Sutton

Laws that impinge your constitutionally protected right to earn an honest living must not be preposterous.

Quotes by Don Willett

If you're president, it's often your court appointments that seal your legacy with a capital L.

Quotes by Don Willett

Well, if you're writing a thriller, you have to have your character in mortal jeopardy on page 1 or it's not a thriller.

Quotes by Don Winslow

Hollywood is very much an industry town. Your life becomes caught up in all of the parties and this list and that list. That's not something that I respond well to.

Quotes by Don Johnson

Fartlek, or speed play, is variable-pace running that emphasizes creativity. During a 30-minute run, choose objects to run to - telephone poles, trees, buildings, other runners, whatever. Make choices that mark off different distances, so your pickups vary in length...

Quotes by Don Kardong

Prohibition makes you want to cry into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into.

Quotes by Don Marquis

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Quotes by Don Marquis

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.