- Life
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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
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we were making Flickr, we called it the 'Eyes of the World.' The idea was that everybody, everywhere, is looking. It was this sense of being able to penetrate worlds that you had never been able to access before - of global, universal travel.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.
- Ether
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- Nov 07, 2020
My background is in art. I was a painter and an occasional sculptor, and I really like materials - you know, stuff. Physical objects. The world and the trees and the sunshine and the flowers. And all of that doesn't seem to really exist out in the ether of the Internet.
- Responsibility
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Well taught us how to create a civilized space for debate, speak in our own voices, use our real names, mediate flame wars, and boot trolls. Brand's mantra was, 'You own your own words,' meaning you have the right to say your piece but must also take responsibility for what you say.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.
- Fall
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes you climb the mountain, and you fall and fail. Maybe there is a different path that will take you up. Sometimes a different mountain.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Etsy helps work be more human - you can stay at home and work alongside your kids - and it makes commerce more personal.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Etsy is fundamentally a creative community. On eBay, or Amazon for that matter, practically anyone can sell practically anything. On Etsy, you can only sell handmade goods, vintage goods over 20 years old, and craft supplies for making.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
On Etsy, you can't resell new goods you weren't involved in making, whereas on eBay and Amazon, that is more than welcome - everything from dishwashers to XBoxes, curling irons, espresso machines, and metal detectors.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's always good to take on things that at first seem bigger than you. Then you just try and surmount them.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being pregnant has all kinds of advantages. People keep telling you how beautiful you look. They do it over and over. Very sweet of them, but it is just not true. I've seen myself before, and I've definitely looked better.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020