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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.

You're only as good as your last record.

Quotes by David Sanborn

Who among us is so certain of our identity? Who hasn't been asked, 'What's your background?' and hesitated, even for a split second, to answer their inquisitor. Howard Jacobson's 'The Finkler Question' forces us to ask that of ourselves, and...

Quotes by David Sax

You're only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can't be a team.

Quotes by David Schwimmer

If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your lives.

Quotes by David Riesman

The individual stats, that stuff is fun, but it doesn't last. Somebody else is gonna come along and break your records. But the memories that you take are forever.

Quotes by David Robinson

You have to raise your game, you have to be ready to compete, and you've just got to give Hakeem credit. He was great. He really was great.

Quotes by David Robinson

You are overboard in deep open water without a PFD (personal floatation device), or at least that's what your instructor is yelling. Sink or swim, plebe.

Quotes by David Robinson

If you forget your history, you forget who you are.

Quotes by David Robinson

I would say that when I came into this chapter of my filmmaking career, starting with 'The Fighter,' there was this sense that you have to go from your instincts and you have to go from your gut, and you...

Quotes by David O. Russell

The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.

Quotes by David Ogilvy

What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your advertising, not its form.

Quotes by David Ogilvy

The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.

Quotes by David Ogilvy

The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is TEST. If you pretest your product with consumers, and pretest your advertising, you will do well in the marketplace.

Quotes by David Ogilvy

Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving.

Quotes by David Ogilvy

The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.

Quotes by David Ogilvy

You can't afford for there to be gaps in your pool of knowledge when it comes to a character; otherwise, what ends up onscreen is generalized and unspecific.

Quotes by David Oyelowo

Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet.

Quotes by David Perlmutter

When you're out of your own cultural context you have conversations with yourself that you just don't have at any other point in your life. When you're in a hotel room on the border between India and Nepal you can...

Quotes by David Mitchell

Your environment affects you wherever you are.

Quotes by David Mitchell

It's great to be able to have your feet in both worlds. I wouldn't want to be just stuck in one or the other.

Quotes by David Morse

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.