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“You don't want to be poor and look poor, too,' they would say; and 'We've got our pride. Yes, we've got our pride.”
Source: Lark Rise to Candleford
“You don't want to be righteous. You want to be just good enough to keep the company of angels and just bad enough so the devil isn't out to get you.”
“You don't want to fight the enemy anymore?"
"I don't want to fight anyone. I have no enemies. I want to go home.”
Source: The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels
“You don't want to have any pity on these here tramps – scum, they are. You don't want to judge them by the same standards as men like you and me. They're scum, just scum.' It was interesting to see the subtle way in which he disassociated himself from 'these here tramps'. He had been on the road six months, but in the sight of God, he seemed to imply, he was not a tramp. I imagine there are quite a lot of tramps who thank God they are not tramps. They are like the trippers who say such cutting things about trippers.”
Source: Down and Out in Paris and London
“You don’t want to have to cling onto me forever, do you?”
He presses his mouth into a thin line. “I am a big fan of things that aren’t you…”
Source: To Kill a Prince
“You don’t want to let Preta in your head. He promises the world but delivers only misery”
Source: Azazel’s Public House
“You don’t want to pour all this effort into preparation only to make a wrong turn on the day of your psychedelic experience.”
Source: Psychedelic Preparation Workbook: Sixty Days to Engagement
“You don’t want to run your business based on mere suspicions and assumptions.”
Source: 17 Reasons Why Businesses Fail :Unscrew Yourself From Business Failure
“You don't want to say my name, because you might attach a meaning to it. You're afraid to define someone you're going to lose as a 'friend' or 'girlfriend'.”
Source: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
“You don't want to stir things up by questioning the specialists.And it's terribly difficult to end something that's already been established.You interfere and you're out of a job.No, worse yet, you might be sent to a forced labor camp for ideological deviation.Even if everyone were against it, no one would say it out loud.That's why nothing changes.”
“You don’t want to think about it but it’s the first thing on your mind. You say, “We made THE APPOINTMENT.” You avoid the word “euthanasia” because it makes everything too real. It is a beautiful word, really. It is Greek for “easy death” and it is true, there is no easier death than this. It is unfortunate that, once again, people are so afraid of death in all its forms that they find it so difficult even when the time of death is peaceful.”
Source: Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
“You don’t want work life balance. You want work life freedom. You want a time centered seamless lifestyle. You want...time flexibility. The flexibility to spend your time where, when and how you want.”
“You don't watch many movies, do you?"
"Fraid not," he said. "I never had much interest in movies. 'Sides that, the nearest cinema was almost two hours from my home."
"What about cable TV?"
"No cable."
"Satellite?"
"Nope."
"No Internet either?"
He shook his head.
"Are you serious?" she asked, incredulous. "How did you ever survive?"
"Where I come from, there was always something more interesting to do outside."
"And where was that?" she asked. "Mars?”
Source: Saddle Up
“You don’t win a debate by suppressing discussion; you win it with a better argument.”
Source: Soul Food: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
“You don't win battles you walk away from.”
“You don't win by being perfect. You win by being human.”
“You don’t win by knowing more - you win by doing more with what you already know.”
Source: Paralyzed by Planning: How Businesses Waste Millions Before They Even Begin
“You don’t win by slaying your demons.
You win by feeling them until they kneel.”
Source: The Wisdom Of A Motherf*cker And Twelve Sharp Spades
“You don’t win by surviving. You win by choosing.”
Source: The Last Dynasty Saga: Book I: Awaken the Lineage
“You don't win races by wishing, you win them by running faster than everyone else. And to do that you have to train hard and strive your utmost, and sometimes even that isn't enough, because another runner just might be more talented than you are. Here's the truth: if you want something, you can have it, but only if you want everything that goes with it, including all the hard work and the despair, and only if you're willing to risk failure. (That's the problem with Karl: he was afraid of failing, so he never really tried.)”
“You don’t win the Nobel Prize for following the rules. So be unique. Be a rule-breaker.”
Source: CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field
“You don't wish for things but you get them. Everything belongs to everyone.”
“You don't wish me well when you tell me the sky is my limit. You bind me within its realm. I prefer to hear that I am my limit, not the sky, because beyond our sky lays the moon, the sun, the milky way, other universes and the possibilities are limitless.”
“You don't work for money. You work for appreciation. You work to create value and to be valued. What we're seeing at this moment, with millions of people leaving their jobs in the wake of COVID, is telling. People are reevaluating their lives because of this tragedy we've all been through. Businesses can't stay open because they can't find workers. They're begrudgingly raising the wages they're willing to pay, which is a good thing, but at the end of the day, it isn't about the money. It's about being valued in your job and believing your work creates value.”
“You don’t worry if someone wants to end a relationship because it can end at any moment in time. We don’t worry if someone’s going to open the door so why should it matter if someone wants to leave? If they want to leave, you let them because if you don’t it’s not wanted and why would you want to be in a position where you’re unwanted?”
“You don’t write a book when God called you to publish a library! You don’t plant a tree when God send you to cultivate a forest! You don’t evangelize to a crowd when God called you for a multitude! No matter the circumstances, find yourself doing something relevant and do it till all is well done!”
Source: Dream big!: See your bigger picture!
“You don’t write like you wrote it, and you are right that you’re noisy, that’s something!
[In the song 'Who is the Badman Killa?']”
“You don't 'have' a life, you 'are' life. The One Life, the one consciousness that pervades the entire universe and takes temporary form to experience itself as a stone or blade of grass, as an animal, a person, a star or a galaxy.”
Source: Stillness Speaks
“You don't accept your weaknesses the same way that you love the weaknesses of another artist, because when they make mistakes they don't look like weaknesses.”
“You don't accomplish much by swimming with the mainstream. Hell, a dead fish can do that.”
“You don't achieve anything by stopping at the first sign of difficulty. If we'd stopped after Dieppe in World War II, where would we be right now as a nation? If we'd stopped before Vimy Ridge, we wouldn't have been a nation at all. Yes, you've got to know when to say "stop" as a leader, you sure do, but you've also got to know when to push for the final thing that's going to give you the full benefit.”
“You don't achieve greatness in life being surrounded by mediocre people with mediocre values. Choose your company wisely.”
“You don't achieve success by "taking it easy" or "working on it later." You achieve it thru persistence and hard work.”
“You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it.”
Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
“You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it. When enough of the right action steps have been taken, some situation will have been created that matches your initial picture of the outcome closely enough that you can call it "done.”
Source: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
“You don't actually find a strong correlation between- top-line GDP growth and making money in the market. It- it seems like you should. The fastest-growing countries should give you the highest return. They simply don't. But, there's only four of us- that- that believe that story. Everyone else in the world believes that if you grow fast like China, you'll outperform in the stock market.”
“You don't actually get over things… you incorporate them. They become part of everything you are. I don't mean that you walk about crying all the time. But you change.”
Source: When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living
“You don't actually have to understand the song to be emotionally moved and uplifted, whereas with language it becomes quirky and analytical.”
“You don't actually need to know anything, you can find out at the point when you need to know it. It's the teachers job to point young minds towards the right kind of question, a teacher doesn't need to give any answers because answers are everywhere.”
“You don't adjust. You just dominate.”
“You don't always do the same things you've done the night before. That's what makes playing live so interesting as opposed to being in the studio.”
“You don't always find yourself facing audiences who are smiling the whole time. This is natural. As a speaker it is vital to prepare well and believe in what you have to say. You can't please every person in every crowd, but your message can matter much more than if you were only aiming to entertain.”
“You don't always get lucky enough to have songs that can breathe and shift meaning. But every once in a while you open up a window and something passes through. It's really nice for me when I discover those songs in my catalogue. It's one of the reasons I try not to get too specific about what my songs mean.”
“You don't always get stronger on the days that everything comes easily to you.”
“You don't always get the dog you want, but you get the dog that you need.”
“You don't always get the waterfall shortcut in Mario Kart. That's life.”
“You don't always get what you wish for. Especially in Nazi Germany”
Source: The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition
“You don't always have to be doing something. The most of something that you can do sometimes is to be in the present doing nothing.”
“You don't always have to be the winner, have everybody notice you. It's fun to dance alone sometimes.”
“You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too.”