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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Black' is an adjective, in my book, and the way I use it, sometimes I'll say 'black people.' But if I'm talking about a person, I'm going to say 'a Negro,' because I was taught to say that, and I don't see any reason to change it. I don't think that gives pride or anything else. I don't think you get pride by calling yourself this or that.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never worked hard until I got to the Howard Law School and met Charlie Houston... I saw this man's dedication, his vision, his willingness to sacrifice, and I told myself, 'You either shape up or ship out.' When you are being challenged by a great human being, you know that you can't ship out.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
We never notate our music, so you can try to replicate it, but you don't really have it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort of payoff, it's not gonna happen.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anger becomes limiting, restricting. You can't see through it. While anger is there, look at that, too. But after a while, you have to look at something else.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't stand when people say, 'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful'. OK, how about I hate you because you said that.
- Beauty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether you are talking about cardiac care or education, the fundamental question is: How do you provide it for everyone?
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never been called the black sheep. Everybody in my family had something weird about them, like, 'What's wrong with you?!' We all were black sheep.
- Skin
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Did you know hemp is a natural fiber'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020