- Mess
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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
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first started swinging a bat, I swung righty. So one time, my dad came home, and he wanted to see my batting stance. So I showed him. He says, 'You don't hit right-handed. You hit left-handed.' At that age I didn't even really think about it. Just like 'all right,' and I switched hands. He said I'd thank him later.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you cut your hair, everybody thinks you lost weight.
- Badger
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- Nov 07, 2020
From a conservation issue alone, you'd have to say there are too many badgers. A bigger growth in the badger population is not good for the balance of conservation anyway.
- Dinner
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can imagine the kind of dinner parties I had to go to at a young age... pretty dull.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who says they don't enjoy the Army is mad - you can spend a week hating it and the next week it could be the best thing in the world and the best job you could ever, ever wish for. It has got so much to offer.
- Queen
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once you're in the military, she means a lot more to you than just a grandmother. She is the queen. And then you suddenly, it's like start realizing, you know, wow, this is quite a big deal. And then you get goose bumps and then the rest of it.
- True
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to find an identity that's true to yourself. You really have to find your own voice.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
It can't be stressed enough that in order to produce great graphics, you have to have a good product and a good client capable of making decisions.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Only do what your heart tells you.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's something my mother believed in: If you are in a position of privilege, if you can put your name to something that you genuinely believe in, you can smash any stigma you want, and you can encourage anybody to do anything.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's fun being in Islamic countries, to know there's only one religion. There's order. You wear a burqa. There's no choice. People are happy with that.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like Miami in the winter: there's no humidity, no bugs, no mosquitoes. You go out and wear your jacket, and you're all good!
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020