- 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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember once at the end of a BBC job interview the manager said to me: 'I didn't realise people like you were clever.' I don't think he was being intentionally nasty. At that time in the BBC he was surrounded by clones of himself, give or take some facial hair and glasses.
- Convince
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you can't change what's bothering you, one typical response is to convince yourself that it doesn't actually bother you.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think being ambitious, successful, powerful, making a lot of money - I don't care what color you are as a woman; it's difficult to find a mate. I think the natural order is that men want to be providers.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I learned that if you are passionate about something, that you can move mountains. Passion is more precious than gold, and it's a currency that everyone craves. It's something that's hard to fake, and when it's real, everyone wants to be on that train. It's about giving people something that they can believe.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all live in fear of cancer, but to be told you have skin cancer was terrifying.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I definitely have to make sure I have my Jamaican playlist whenever I go, and you've gotta listen to Popcaan. I really love his song 'Silence,' but the whole album, 'Forever,' is good. I love his melodies and flows. He just knows how to make good songs.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
To my mind, it is better to have regrets about the good aspects of your former marriage because you were able to work past some of your accumulated resentments than to have no regrets because you had to ratchet up the hostility to get out in the first place.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lived in New York for a long time. Right after college I went there. So I got my first cell phone in New York. Back when you would flip the phone up. Way back when.
- Nov 07, 2020
As a kid, I really, truly believed that if you swallowed a watermelon seed, something really bad was going to happen.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people say I wouldn't have a down day, but you look at the music and there's real melancholy.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not really a super-serious person. I guess in some ways I am, but I do like to have a lot of fun. I mean, one of my favorite places in the world is Disney World, so that'll tell you a little bit about me.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020