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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.

The blind date that has stood you up: your life.

Quotes by Randall Jarrell

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Your problem is you're... too busy holding onto your unworthiness.

Quotes by Ram Dass

The power to stay your hand is far greater than the power to strike with your hand and hinsa has no place in the society.

Quotes by Ram Nath Kovind

By using locally manufactured products, you will be able to help the small entrepreneurs in your area to a great extent.

Quotes by Ram Nath Kovind

Stay externally focused - on your customers - and focus internally when you have to hire.

Quotes by Ram Shriram

You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all.

Quotes by Ramana Maharshi

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Quotes by Ralph Nader

Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.

Quotes by Ralph Nader

I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.

Quotes by Ralph Norman

If you want to be a part of a team I manage, it is important to put your ego to one side.

Quotes by Ralph Hasenhuttl

I think when you invest a lot, you earn your rewards.

Quotes by Ralph Hasenhuttl

Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.

Quotes by Ralph Marston

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

Quotes by Ralph Marston

Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.

Quotes by Ralph Marston

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.

Quotes by Ralph Marston

Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of that day, but also of the additional day it takes to regain lost ground.

Quotes by Ralph Marston

Put your energy into building what is creative, valuable and empowering. And you won't have to constantly fight against what is destructive and draining.

Quotes by Ralph Marston

Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around.

Quotes by Ralph Abernathy

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.