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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 an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.'

Quotes by Alfred Hitchcock

It destroys you when people say complete mistruths about your family.

Quotes by Alexi Giannoulias

If you don't try your hardest, and you're unsuccessful, you always have that excuse.

Quotes by Alexi Zentner

If you realize early what your influence is, you can have a better understanding of what you are writing about.

Quotes by Alexi Zentner

I want parents out there to know that it's totally natural for kids to make believe and play games. It does not mean your child is going to be transgendered. And even if it were true, why is it such...

Quotes by Alexis Arquette

The Internet is too transformative for incumbents to not want to try to stifle or curb it - incumbents in the sense of multinational corporations, governments, take your pick.

Quotes by Alexis Ohanian

It's a fight to get anyone other than your mom to care about your startup.

Quotes by Alexis Ohanian

I poke fun of everybody and everything. And who's easier to make fun of than your mother?

Quotes by Alexis Stewart

Don't feel you have to buy something to sit in or at. Buy something you are emotionally attached to and build your design around that. One Matisse cutout poster could provide you with your whole color scheme!

Quotes by Alexandra Stoddard

Make your physical surroundings as beautiful as possible.

Quotes by Alexandra Stoddard

I was born in a place where your ZIP code determines your destiny.

Quotes by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Trees are your best antiques.

Quotes by Alexander Smith

If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.

Quotes by Alexander Smith

No one is going to understand your brand better than you.

Quotes by Alexander Wang

The taller you are, the bigger your serve.

Quotes by Alexander Zverev

Because characters are your creations, you are the one who ultimately gets to decide their fate.

Quotes by Alexandra Adornetto

I did not know that for the things that unhorse you, for the things that wreck you, for the things that toy with your internal tide - against those things, there is no conventional guard.

Quotes by Alexandra Fuller

The wider your readership, the greater the chances of offending your readers.

Quotes by Alexander McCall Smith

You're always told by your publisher that you must only write one book a year and some years you should perhaps write none at all.

Quotes by Alexander McCall Smith

Co-creation is much more work than writing somewhere in a hidden corner and then publishing your content. However, the benefits outweigh the costs.

Quotes by Alexander Osterwalder

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.