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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.

A lot of people have found the idea of living your life over and over again absolutely terrifying; there's some people that find it very comforting. There are others that are appalled by it.

Quotes by Alan Moore

Don't manage your career. Follow your dream and contribute.

Quotes by Alan Mulally

Be true to yourself and your values.

Quotes by Alan Mulally

If you have to improve your fuel efficiency every year, it leads to innovation.

Quotes by Alan Mulally

If you had the opportunity to cast your vote for speaker, would you vote for Nancy Pelosi?

Quotes by Alan Nunnelee

Your initial instincts about investments and people are usually correct. We do a lot of due diligence in this business and most of the time it comes out where we started.

Quotes by Alan Patricof

If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.

Quotes by Alan Perlis

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

Quotes by Alan Perlis

On film you put all your energies into a single glance.

Quotes by Alan Rickman

I get stage fright and gremlins in my head saying: 'You're going to forget your lines'.

Quotes by Alan Rickman

In theater, you've got to be aware of your whole body because it involves stamina. It involves two-and-a-half hours and a sustained release of energy, maybe for six months.

Quotes by Alan Rickman

When you have a brilliant idea, nobody is going to ask to see your diploma.

Quotes by Alan Gerry

The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake.

Quotes by Alan Greenspan

You have to really stretch your imagination to infer what the intrinsic value of Bitcoin is. I haven't been able to do it. Maybe somebody else can.

Quotes by Alan Greenspan

You were doing a sadistic little disservice to your country.

Quotes by Alan K. Simpson

Never compromise your principles, even if it leads to difficulties in the short term.

Quotes by Alan Casden

Great masters neither want nor need your worship. Your greatest gift to them and yourself is to emulate their divinity by claiming it as your own.

Quotes by Alan Cohen

What are you accepting that would not be a part of your ideal day?

Quotes by Alan Cohen

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear.

Quotes by Alan Coren

Kids are more genuine. When they come up and want to talk to you, they don't have an agenda. It's more endearing and less piercing to your aura.

Quotes by Alan Cumming

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.