- People
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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
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anti-depressants helped me get up in the morning and stopped me from being sad, but what they also do is stop you from being happy. So I was just in this numb state. I stopped laughing at jokes, and that's just not me.
- Hot
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- Nov 07, 2020
A product name has to be specific. You know that Tasty Soup is tasty - that Hot Chips will burn off the roof of your mouth.
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
A title means marketing. It means that company's coming soon, and you'd better get out the Christmas lights so they don't miss your house.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Is there nothing the prodigiously talented Ann Patchett can't do? She's channeled the world of opera, Boston politics, magic, unwed motherhood, and race relations, creating scenarios so indelible, you swear they are right outside your door.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I went to college, being thin was seen as good, so everyone told me I was normal. Then you get older, and you start putting on weight, and you're like, 'Oh God, I used to be really small.' Then you get into the world of media, and you just feel the pressure massively.
- Dead
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- Nov 07, 2020
The dead can't change, but you can.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always had a job. I left home when I was 16, and you have to look after yourself.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think relationships are the one area you should keep private, because there's nothing worse than people talking about them.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love rewriting because that is where and how you discover the story. It's like you have this skeleton, and you get to put flesh on it and hair and clothes and really wonderful jewelry.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a kid disappears, now there's Amber Alerts: they know this-this-this. In the '50s, we kids wandered around. Nobody knew what you were doing.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't feel bad when you're dancing. You can't feel unhappy; it's impossible. It's such a natural way to release endorphins.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love real books, paper books, but I also love buying online, and I think that people are more willing to take a chance to read something if it's cheaper - sometimes books on the Kindle are $6. A hardback book is $25. For $25, it better be a really great book. Or you're going to be mad.
- Discipline
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first thing you learn in a martial art sport is discipline, and you are not allowed to use it at home.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020