- Coffee Shops
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was always busy. You would pop round for a cup of tea, and within minutes you would see him walking past with a step-ladder. He was always fixing things.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the Dolezal family, you couldn't always count on your parents to keep you safe.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm bisexual. And so, you know, I've dated men and women.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think lots of ideas are sometimes in our heads without us quite, you know, knowing it.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Falling down doesn't matter, even if you do it a hundred times. All that matters is that you get up again.
- Fly
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- Nov 07, 2020
When it comes to business, diets, working out, writing, or any other dream, success isn't about how high you fly. Success is about how high you bounce.
- Emotional
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to attach some sort of emotional reason to any big goal you're after, or you will give up.
- Fall
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let's be honest: you can't celebrate fall without it's leading role - pumpkin! You can incorporate this flavor of the season in so many ways, from candles to lattes, pies to decorations.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think you can do something wrong with your identity if you're living in your authenticity.
- Kindness
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
About five years old, I was drawing self-portraits with the brown crayon instead of the peach crayon and, you know, the black curly hair. That's how I was portraying myself.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
'The Power of Habit' is the exact kind of non-fiction I love. It's smart and interesting, and it changes your perception how you do what you do or why you are who you are.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that it is too common for white feminists to say, 'We want some diversity. Come join our movement about gender, but we want you to check the class and race at the door.' And you can't undo that braid of race, class, and gender: all three intersect with each other, so it's important for more education to be done about that.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't just say in one sentence what is blackness or what is black culture or what makes you who you are.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Avocados are not just for guacamole! You can just about add it to anything for a little more flavor!
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020