Y Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with Y. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“You know what ART stands for? Above Real Truth.”
“You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting.”
“You know what Black means? BLACK means Brave, BLACK means Leaderly, BLACK means Adventurous, BLACK means Considerate, BLACK means Kind.
You know what Woman means? WOMAN means Wonder, WOMAN means Original, WOMAN means Miracle-worker, WOMAN means Affectionate, WOMAN means Noble.
You know what Pride means? PRIDE means Passionate, PRIDE means Resilient, PRIDE means Indefatigable, PRIDE means Determined, PRIDE means Equal.
You know what Muslim means? MUSLIM means Magnanimous, MUSLIM means Unbending, MUSLIM means Sensible, MUSLIM means Luminous, MUSLIM means Inquisitive, MUSLIM means Mindful.
You know what Asian means? ASIAN means Amiable, ASIAN means Strong, ASIAN means Independent, ASIAN means Articulate, ASIAN means Neighborly.
In short, you know what Human means? HUMAN means Harmonious across Hate, Undivided through Diversity, Mindful amidst Mindlessness, Amiable amidst Apathy, and Neighborly amidst Nonchalance.”
Source: Bulldozer on Duty
“You know what Bryce would do to me if you wound up dead? I'd never get to fondle her underwear again.'
Ithan gaped at him. Then burst out laughing. It was a rich sound, a little hoarse- like he hadn't done it in a while. 'I'm surprised Athalar lets you live.'
'You know what Bryce would do to Hunt if I wound up dead?' Tharion grinned. 'My sweet Legs has my back.”
Source: House of Sky and Breath
“You know what circumcision is, Private?”
“You know what daring really is to me? It's maybe much more simple: the willingness to get up and try it again. It's not about whether or not you fall down, it's how you get back up. And I've taken quite a few tumbles, myself.”
“You know what days these are? The days of Elijah. We are in the days of Elijah! Fire is falling down from heaven!”
“You know what Disneyland is known for? The Big Turkey Leg. People walk around with enormous deep-fried turkey legs. Like little kids, three-year-old kids eating these five-pound turkey legs.”
“You know what distinguishes a reformist from a terrorist! The capacity to destroy the world, yet choosing not to.”
Source: World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets
“You know what 'Dolores' means? It's Latin, means sadness. Our Lady of Sorrow. Why are you so sad?”
Source: She’s Come Undone
“You know what ego stands for: Edging Out God!”
“You know what else I've learnt? That it's all right not to ride the crest of the wave. Every time a wave comes along I retreat, and I haven't come to any harm yet.”
“You know what else is hot?" said a nameless blonde as she put her arm around the one black girl. "What?" "Bisexuals." "Totally. Well, not like real bisexuals who are just sort of your everyday people, but, like, the kind of bisexuals you see in magazines wearing nothing but body paint and kissing both boys and girls to promote a new single." "Totally, totally hot.”
Source: Beauty Queens
“You know what else that settles then tonight. This hue and cry and controversy that has been spawned by the devil to try and bring dissention within the body of Christ that we are gods. I am a little god.”
“You know what else will get me off? Pushing you. Pushing you to your limits. Pushing until you can’t take anymore. You’ll beg me to stop. Hopefully even cry. And you know what I’ll do?”
I swallow and shake my head.
He leans in, brushing his lips against my ear, and whispers, “I’ll push you some more.”
Source: Tragic Beauty
“You know what family values means, that's hating the same people your grandfather hated.”
“You know what feels really fucking awesome? Loving someone so much that it's all consuming. Telling that person you love them, even though they refuse to say it back. And then finally hearing them say that they do love you, but to someone else. To someone they have slept with. Someone that isn't you. I want to forget I heard those three words. I want to dissolve the images I have in my heard of her with him. I think I'm going to throw up.”
Source: Grounding Quinn
“You know what Forrest had the nerve to do?”
“Son of a bitch has the nerve to do damn near anything. That's what makes him such a nuisance,” Major Bradford said. “What is it this time?”
“He sent Memphis a bill for the five thousand and however many dollars Colonel Hurst squeezed out of Jackson while he held it,” Leaming said.
Bradford laughed again, this time on a different note. “He better not hold his breath till he gets it, that's all I've got to say. He'll be a mighty blue man in a gray uniform if he does.”
Source: Fort Pillow
“You know what freaks me out? Having your personal life live-tweeted so that everyone can make fun of you forever.”
“You know what FSU stands for, don't you? Free Shoes University.”
Source: Head Ball Coach
“You know what GED stands for? Good Enough Diploma.”
“You know what getting married is? It's agreeing to taking this person who right now is at the top of his form, full of hopes and ideas, feeling good, looking good, wildly interested in you because you're the same way, and sticking by him while he slowly disintegrates. And he does the same for you. You're his responsibility now and he's yours. If no one else will take care of him, you will. If everyone else rejects you, he won't. What do you think love is? Going to bed all the time?”
“You know what gives me the courage to keep on living? The courage to love myself a little? It's having a whole bunch of friends who really give a goddamn. When you share pain, there's less of it, and when you share joy, there's more of it.”
Source: Time travelers strictly cash
“You know what God told the Cubs? Don't do anything until I come back.”
“You know what Gordie Howe got for a signing bonus? A team jacket!”
“You know what grandeur is? It's awesome.”
“You know what guys do? They stand up for people.”
Source: Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
“You know what guys do? They stand up for people. You know why? Two reasons. It's right. And it feels good. Even if the person doesn't know what you did. Maybe especially then.”
Source: Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
“You know what Hans told me last week?" she says as I open the door of my fitting room. "He told me to write down a list of everything I wanted to say about that women-and then tear it up. He said I'd feel a sense of freedom." "Oh right," I say interestedly. "So what happened?" "I wrote it all down," says Laurel. "And then I mailed it to her!”
“You know what happened the last time a group of people said, 'Screw it, we don't care what you think'? They got hung as witches.”
“You know what happened to her predecessors?"
"Of course. It's sort of like the Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers. Bad things happen to them."
"Defense Against the Dark Arts?"
"You know, in Harry Potter.”
Source: The Target
“You know what happened to her, right?”
“You know what happened, you know, in 1938: France, England, you know, just sold out Czechoslovakia to Hitler.”
“You know what happens to girls who loves lost boys? They become lost themselves.”
Source: Another Day
“You know what happens to guys? There's what I call the individual time of their career, and the team time of their career. This is the team time. You don't care about all the other stuff. You just want to live in one place, and watch your kids grow up and go to the same school. You say, 'Hey, maybe I'd better play well and be a good enough guy that they keep me.'”
“You know what happens to people who lie. They get sick and they get cancer. If they keep lying, they get it again.”
“You know what happens to sex in marriage? Instead of inviting desire, you monitor it. Especially men: You let her sleep late, you take the kids to the park, and all that time you're thinking, "Tonight I'll get some." That doesn't work.”
“You know what happens when windmills collapse into the sea? A splash.”
“You know what happens when you don't take a risk? Nothing.”
“You know what happens when you let go, don’t you?”
“Yeah, you fall your ass down,” I laugh.
He begins trekking across the grass, walking backwards for a few steps to hold my gaze.
“Do you?”
Source: Pretty Dudes: The Novel
“You know what happens when you slide your cheek on the edge of a sharp razor blade? Yes! That's how it feels when you slide your dreams into the palms of toxic and negative people! Save your dreams from defamation and disfigurement!”
Source: Daily Drive 365
“You know what happiness is: 'Having a little more money than your colleagues.' And that's not so tough in academic life.”
“You know what has made me the happiest I've ever been? Seeing my son and daughter graduate from college. More than wanting them to be educated, I wanted them to be nice people. To see that they have become both is just a wonderful thing.”
“You know what he does, right?'
'Look really good in black?”
Source: House of Earth and Blood
“You know what?” he whispered, out of breath, “You’re about to be in a whole lot of trouble. We probably better go.”
Source: Lock Creek: One Year's Time
“You know what higher interest rates mean. To you it means a higher mortgage payment, a higher car payment, a higher credit card payment. To our economy, it means business people will not borrow as much money, invest as much money, create as many new jobs, create as much wealth, raise as many raises.”
“You know what?” His breath was warm against my cheek. “There are a lot of stupid things to do, but I really want to do the stupidest thing possible.”
“What’s that?”
“I want to kiss you.”
Source: Pure
“You know what Human means? HUMAN means Harmonious across Hate, Undivided through Diversity, Mindful amidst Mindlessness, Amiable amidst Apathy, and Neighborly amidst Nonchalance.”
Source: Bulldozer on Duty
“you know what hurts more than goodbye?
the almost-goodbye.
letting go of someone you never quite knew
and knowing you cannot know each other
and knowing you cannot know each other well
until you stand before God's throne.
and knowing that it is good.”
Source: Cathedral: a collection
“You know what hurts the most? It's when someone made you feel special yesterday and behaves as if you don't exist today.”