Y Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with Y. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“You haven't finished the key, but not because you are afraid to finish. You're afraid of finding you can't finish. You're afraid to go down to where the stones stand, but not because you're afraid of what may come once you enter the circle. You're afraid of what may not come. You're not afraid of the great world, Eddie, but of the small one inside yourself.”
Source: The Waste Lands
“You haven't forgotten that we're having dinner with the Belangers this evening?" I asked.
"Of course not," he said. "I am hoping that one of them will let slip that they killed their father and we can lay the thing to rest.”
Source: The Essence of Malice
“You haven’t heard baby? I’m an urban legend.”
Source: Indigo Haze: Thug Love is the Best Love 4
“You haven't lived a full life until you have been in a very tough situation when you thought you were going to die. War does that to you.”
“You haven’t lived in your sibling’s shadow, struggling to gain the approval of your father and the rest of the mage community. And… you won’t be forced to marry someone you don’t love.”
Source: Winter's Maiden 2
“You haven't lived till you have laughed and made others laugh.”
“You haven't lived till you lived in California . . . you'll see.
[letter to Gabrielle Kerouac, Apr. 25, 1953]”
Source: Jack Kerouac Selected Letters 1940-1956
“You haven’t lived till you’ve played Scrabble in a psych ward.”
“You haven't loved if you haven't lost.”
“You haven’t made a fire till it has burned. You haven’t made a dollar till it’s earned. And no teaching has transpired If the child has not acquired. You haven’t taught a child till he has learned.”
Source: You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices
“You haven’t realized it yet but your life is precious. I always say that people should not do something that has no purpose. Is there a purpose behind your actions? Of course there is a purpose behind your decision to step into this bamboo forest. That is why your life is not meaningless.
--The Unnamed Samurai (Chapter 5)”
Source: The Autumnal Winds
“You haven’t really known a man until you precisely understand what he’s not saying to you.”
“You haven't seen a thing until you've seen this man fight. My sword is sharp. My heart strong. My spirit ferocious - and I am going to live. Let the swords clash. Let the fight begin.”
Source: The Legacy Letters: his Wife, his Children, his Final Gift
“You haven't seen me mean. When you do, you'll require a very big hanky."
He snorted. "To dry my tears?"
"To staunch the bleeding.”
Source: Ruin and Rising
“You haven't won an argument if you've lost the person; the loudest voice in the room is usually the weakest mind.”
Source: The Frictionless Life: 25 Essays on Character, Virtue, and the Art of Being Unshakable: Stop Chasing the Hustle. Start Building a Soul.
“You haven’t yet learned that your worth isn’t found in him. Or in the man before him. Or in any man at all.”
Source: You Are Enough: Heartbreak, Healing, and Becoming Whole
“You haven't been bit till a dragon does it.”
Source: Emperor Mage
“You haven't been soiling your soul in public for years like we have.”
“You haven't been through one thing that God cannot heal you from.”
“You haven't broken me Taker, you haven't broken me, I'm still standing.”
“You haven't changed. You may say: 'I'm full of love, I'm full of truth, I'm full of knowledge, I'm full of wisdom.' I say: 'That's all nonsense. Do you behave? Are you free of fear? Are you free of ambition, greed, envy and the desire to achieve success in every field? If not, you are just playing a game. You are not serious.'”
Source: A Wholly Different Way of Living
“You haven't done the will of God when you have done it miserably.”
“You haven't experienced anything until you've been to Africa. You know the world is bigger than you are after you see Africa.”
“You haven't got a letter on yours," George observed. "I suppose she thinks you don't forget your name. But we're not stupid-we know we're called Gred and Forge.”
“You haven't hurt people—you've given them an opportunity. They just have to be brave enough to take it.”
Source: The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy
“You haven't learned how to live until you've learned how to give.”
“You haven't learned life's lesson very well if you haven't noticed that you can give the tone or colour, or decide the reaction you want of people in advance. It's unbelievable simply. If you want them to take an interest in you, take an interest in them first. If you want to make them nervous, become nervous yourself...It's as simple as that. People will treat you as you treat them. It's no secret. Look about you. You can prove it with the next person you meet.”
“You haven't lived until you died in New York.”
“You haven't lived until you've basked in the adoration of people.”
Source: Love, Stargirl
“You haven't lived until you've died in California”
“You haven't lived until you've lived with a cat.”
“You haven't lost anything when you know were it is. Death can hide but not divide.”
“You haven't partied until you've partied at dawn in complete silence with Buddhist monks.”
“You haven't prepared yourself for worship if you just practice musical art”
“You haven't really been anywhere until you've got back home.”
Source: All the Discworld's a Stage
“You haven't seen a lot of turnover in my campaign. And the culture of my campaign is one in which I think everybody feels a great sense of ownership.”
“You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky.”
“You haven't seen me in my own ads. You don't see my logo all over my clothes. From the beginning, I wanted the clothes to stand on their own.”
“You haven't seen untidiness until you've seen a room where gravity has failed twice in different directions.”
Source: Only Forward (Voyager Classics)
“You haven't taught until they've learned.”
“You haven't time to think about the composition. In working directly from nature, the painter ends up by simply aiming at an effect, and not composing the picture at all; and he soon becomes monotonous.”
“You haven't yet opened your heart fully, to life, to each moment. The peaceful warrior's way is not about invulnerability, but absolute vulnerability--to the world, to life, and to the Presence you felt. All along I've shown you by example that a warrior's life is not about imagined perfection or victory; it is about love. Love is a warrior's sword; wherever it cuts, it gives life, not death.”
Source: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
“You haven't yet seen me be rude. When I am it's unmistakable. - Michelle Maxwell.”
“You haven’t changed at all. I expected a perceptible difference, but here you are, red-faced just like always.”
“You haven’t done anything wrong. You just haven’t done anything, and that’s what’s wrong.”
“You haven’t experienced awkwardness until you’ve seen a three-million-dollar piece of software cry.”
Source: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel
“You―” he groans as he never takes his lips off mine, never stops piercing me with his tongue, “―are…” he pants. “Fucking. Breathtaking.”
I can’t help the whimper that slips out of my throat.
“My Lucy darling.” He softly bites my lip as those words roll off his tongue. “You’re all I want.”
Source: Bloody Fingers & Red Lipstick
“You,” he mumbled sleepily, dropping a heavy arm around my shoulders. “Me what?” I whispered as I placed my hand on his stomach and snuggled into his side. “You are love.” He sighed contently. “Stay with me.” Always. “I’ll stay with you,” I whispered, feeling more in this moment than I could handle.”
Source: Binding 13
“You,' he murmured, his voice sultry and thick. 'You were quite convincing.'
'So were you,' I said, a bit breathlessly.
'I know. I'm very skilled at pretending.”
Source: A Shadow in the Ember
“You", he said, his thumb moving in a slow swipe over the side of my throat. There was something about the way he said that. “You are trouble.”
Source: A Shadow in the Ember