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“You complain and demand zero compromise - so the GOP obstructs Obama so the economy doesn't improve - then you complain and demand even more zero compromise. Then you get to blame Obama for the slow recovery, which is sorta like John Wilkes Booth blaming Lincoln for missing the end of a play.”
“You complain of ‘the hole in your heart’ but it isn’t a hole in your heart at all. When I left you I took a piece of your heart with me. I filled up the hole with a piece of mine so that we would never ever be separated.”
Source: Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
“You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.”
“You completely rediscovered & relived everything to do with wildlife.”
“You completely unscatter me, and I appreciate that too much.”
“You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down some sort of permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today.”
“You concede nothing to me and I have to concede everything to you.”
Source: Jude the Obscure (Diversion Classics)
“You concentrate on what you are doing, to do the best job you can, to stay out of a serious situation. That’s the way the X-1 was.”
“You condition a vulnerable boy at puberty to become aroused by brutality. It's the violence, not the nudity. Frankly, I wouldn't mind if every teenage boy had a subscription to Playboy. They'd be looking at attractive naked female bodies while they masturbated, not eviscerated female bodies.”
“You confuse not speaking with not listening.”
Source: The Wicked Years Complete Collection: Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz
“You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.”
Source: The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov: Novellas, Short Stories, Plays, Letters & Diary: Three Sisters, Seagull , The Shooting Party, Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, Chameleon, Tripping Tongue, On The Road, Vanka, Ward No. Six, Swedish Match, Nightmare, Bear, Reluctant Hero, Joy…
“You confuse what's important with what's impressive.”
Source: Maurice
“You confused your father with God. You never saw him as a man with a man’s heart, and a man’s failings – I’ll grant you it may have been hard to see, he makes so few mistakes, but he makes ’em like all of us. You were an emotional cripple, leaning on him, getting answers from him, assuming that your answers would always be his answers.”
“You connect with who you connect with, and if your feelings are strong enough then you'll make that work.”
“You, Cono, are part of a new trend of uncovering the genetic basis of human performance anomalies.”
Source: Performance Anomalies
“You conquer error by denying its verity.”
Source: Christian Science Sentinel
“You conquered the landscape with the soles of shoes, not the tires.”
“You consciously look after yourself, whatever that may be to you, whether it's going out for a few drinks and a bit of dinner, or just hitting the couch and watching TV, or going to the gym or yoga class. Just being aware that there's a potential for you to be in it and respecting wherever you find yourself is good enough.”
“You consider me for a moment, perhaps balancing the weight of your fear against the loneliness you will later feel in your room if you do not speak now”
Source: Letters From Yelena
“You consider war to be inevitable? Very good. Let everyone who advocates war be enrolled in a special regiment of advance-guards, for the front of every storm, of every attack, to lead them all!”
Source: Anna Karenina: Tolstoy's Collections
“You console me a little, but only a little,’ said Poirot.”
Source: Murder on the Orient Express
“You constantly hear about voter fraud... but you don't see huge amounts of vote fraud out there.”
“You construct your happiness as you construct a house and you have to work on it. It is a daily job.”
“You consume me I don't even fight Oh, I feel intoxicated... But beware I bite.”
“You contain a trillion copies of a large, textual document written in a highly accurate, digital code, each copy as voluminous as a substantial book. I'm talking, of course, of the DNA in your cells.”
“You contain a universe inside yourself. There's no end to it - your conscious, your subconscious. There is no limit to what's inside you. We are very much connected. There's no end to it.”
“You contain as much power as any god that Nature could birth, you don't need to invent another, to feel secure of the future.”
Source: Sonnets From The Mountaintop
“You contain within yourself a unique combination of talents and abilities which, properly identified and applied, will enable you to achieve virtually any goal you can set for yourself.”
“You contemplate and you wander without any worries, between heaven and earth, in your own private world, and in this way you acquire supreme freedom.”
“You continually surprise me, Malichai, in a good way." There was genuine surprise in her voice.”
Source: Lethal Game
“You continue to build and work on new things, and continue to beat offensive linemen, week in and week out.”
“You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want using whatever life gives you along the way.”
Source: Awaken The Giant Within
“You continue to dream the wild dreams that you dream when you were young.”
“You continue to evolve with each album that goes by and, as an artist, you continue to expand with every recording project.”
“You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.”
Source: Arctic Dreams
“You continue to stare at me for a few seconds, assessing my face, before
you lean even closer to me. Your lips graze against mine briefly… Just
enough to reassure that you’re not truly upset with me, but are nonetheless
quite prepared to have some fun at my expense, and punish me for my poor
communication skills. Then you take a step back, leaving me flat against
the wall, tensed and expectant.”
Source: Destination Anywhere
“You contribute much to your marriage by the wise, thrifty, diligent management and oversight of your part of the household budget.”
Source: A Wife After God's Own Heart: 12 Things That Really Matter in Your Marriage
“You contribute nothing to your salvation except the sin that made it necessary.”
“You control the doorway to your mind.”
“You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.”
“You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about.”
Source: Future diary
“You control your life by the remotes of your actions. Anytime you take actions the screen of your life changes till you get tuned to the best station or destination of God’s choice for you!”
Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes
“You control your own destiny. Never let anyone put you in a box and say 'This is your space'; You have the whole world to choose from. If you have something to say, say it. Live your life as you want to live it, not how others perceive your life to be lived. Take control. Today.”
“You control your own wins and losses.”
“You convey too great a compliment when you say that I have earned the right to the presidential nomination. No man can establish such an obligation upon any part of the American people. My country owes me no debt. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope. My whole life has taught me what America means. I am indebted to my country beyond any human power to repay.”
Source: The New Day: Campaign Speeches of Herbert Hoover, 1928
“You convinced me that you're a good kisser, that doesn't mean you like me."
"I'm here pretending to be your boyfriend with the possibility of getting zero benefits from you. Trust me kitten, I like you. I like you a whole lottle, remember?”
Source: Alec
“You convinced yourselves we're just a bunch of regular lads who got a bad break in life. Anything else would have cracked your dream open and made you face reality. Illusion is easy. Illusion is the loser's way out. Your way.”
Source: The Reality Dysfunction
“You cook, me fix!”
“You cope knowing I love you, that's how you cope. I fucking love you," he hisses.”
Source: Mine
“You copied entire lines, then called me jealous when I noticed my own reflection in your sentences.”
Source: Copycat Crush: A Gritty Urban Thriller About Imitation, Theft, and a Man Who Loves You So Hard He Becomes Your Biggest Hater