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“You may make some mistakes - but that doesn't make you a sinner. You've got the very nature of God on the inside of you.”
“You may make something you don't think is very important during your lifetime and it'll last for a thousand years.”
“You may marry Miss Grey for her fifteen pounds but you will always be my Willoughby. My nightmare. My sorrow. My past. My mistake. My regret. My love.”
“You may marry the man of your dreams, ladies, but fourteen years later you're married to a couch that burps.”
“You may meditate on whatever you like, but I shall meditate on the heart of a lion. That gives strength”
Source: Swami Vivekananda, a Hundred Years Since Chicago: A Commemorative Volume
“You may miss the end of the world, but you definitely are going to have a front row seat for the end of your world.”
“You may my Glories and my State depose, But not my Griefes; still am I King of those.”
“You may name a bronze statue 'Liberty,' or a painted figure in a city hall 'Commerce,' or a marble form in a temple 'Athene' or 'Venus;' but what is really there is only a representation of a single woman.”
Source: Two Phases of Criticism, Historical and Aesthetic: Lectures Delivered on the Larwill Foundation of Kenyon College, May Seventh and Eighth, 1913
“You may need an additional money to make things happen and have it, but you can have an additional time anywhere. Value your time; as you wait, it is passing!”
Source: Daily Drive 365
“You may need help or information from some nongovernmental organization, and the local person heading that NGO may be some West Coast, liberal-educated, no-leg-shaving, Birkenstock-wearing female uniform-hater. And you gotta deal with her.”
Source: Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior
“You may need to change your dreams.”
Source: Girl in Translation
“You may need to have difficult conversations with your partner about what you need to get a good night's sleep. This may include sleeping in different rooms if snoring or tossing and turning is waking you up. It may also include agreements not to argue or discuss difficult topics before bedtime. You should also talk about sex and try to agree on what time of day is best for both of you to get more sleep—this doesn’t sound that romantic but for a healthy, stable relationship, it’s incredibly important.”
Source: The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better
“You may need to refresh”
“You may need to witness several false dawns fully to understand that all women are, in patriarchal terms, the losers. That is our role; it is baked into patriarchal understandings of history, progress, success, failure, creativity, genius, what really matters, what doesn’t. Insisting yours is the cohort of women who will finally smash the patriarchy, whereas the one that preceded it represents its last stand, is itself patriarchal.”
Source: Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women
“You may never be able to keep up with someone else’s steps, either you may end up being far behind or far gone. Pick your path, not someone else’s”
Source: When Roses are Crushed
“You may never be able to walk a mile in a man’s shoes, but at least you can give it a try.”
Source: The Path to a Meaningful Life
“You may never be entirely happy; few people are. You may never achieve your heart's desire in this world, for people seldom do. Sit be enough deathbeds, Branza, and you will hear your fill of stories of missed chances, and wrong turnings, and spurned opportunities for love.”
Source: Tender Morsels
“You may never be less alone than when you are alone.”
“You may never climb mountains or cross endless deserts, but the truest adventure lies within. The journey inward opens paths to deeper truths and worlds waiting to be discovered.”
Source: Slipping into another world
“You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.”
“You may never get to touch the Master, but you can tickle his creatures.”
Source: Gravity's Rainbow
“You may never have heard of Joseph Overton and his proverbial window but you most certainly have heard the Republican presidential campaign in 2015 year not just flinging the window open but shattering all its glass.”
“You may never have proof of your importance but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldn’t do without you. The rub is that you don’t always know who.”
Source: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things
“You may never know how even a little kind gesture from your end can create a massive impact on someone's life.”
“You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.”
“You may never know when things start to go bad, but when things are worse you know it.”
Source: Speed is of the Essence
“You may never learn the names of any of the people you talk to in a dog park, even after many, many hours spent there with them, and many hours of conversation. But if - knock on wood - anything should ever happen to your dog, these nameless non-strangers will rally, sympathize, offer to help, and hold your hand. I know this from experience.”
“You may never live long enough to discover who you are, but by the time you reach middle age you will hopefully realize who you are not.”
“You may never reach a solution, but you're never absolved from the responsibility of trying.”
“You may never reach that glorious moment until you die, so live life on the edge halfway between heaven and hell...and let's all dance in the middle in purgatory.”
“You may never realize that the tear that escaped my eyes as you bid farewell, despite my efforts to restrain it, carried within it an entire universe of concealed emotions, shattered dreams, & sentiments left unvoiced, a silent expression of the pain that words failed to convey”
“You may never see a Rembrandt or the Sistine Chapel, but aren't you glad as a human being they are still there? Probably the only thing that separates us from other creatures is that we aren't limited by our basic needs, like food and water; we have this sense of the whole.”
“You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.”
“You may never understand why some people are innately malicious. That just means your brain does not compute depravity. That, is a good thing.”
Source: You Have a Superpower
“You may no longer be in school, but you must never stop learning. We need to be as smart as the white ghosts.”
Source: Outrun the Moon
“You may not agree with a woman, but to criticize her appearance — as opposed to her ideas or actions — isn't doing anyone any favors, least of all you. Insulting a woman's looks when they have nothing to do with the issue at hand implies a lack of comprehension on your part, an inability to engage in high-level thinking. You may think she's ugly, but everyone else thinks you're an idiot.”
“You may not agree, you may not care, but if you are holding this book you should know that of all the sights I love in this world — and there are plenty — very near the top of the list is this one: dogs without leashes.”
Source: Dog Songs: Deluxe Edition
“You may not allow yourself to admit it, Brantley, and your brain may not be able to process it, but your heart knows. Your heart knows.”
Source: Counting Stars
“You may not always end up where you thought you were going, But you will always end up where you were meant to be.”
“You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.”
“You may not always have people who stand with you in your seasons of defeat, but God will be there even when there seems to be no sign of victory.”
Source: A Manual for Victory
“You may not appreciate the presence of good health, but you will definitely regret the absence of good health, because health is happiness.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“You may not appreciate the value of a key until you encounter the door it locks or unlocks.”
“You may not attain the highest height with one leap but my dear; you will reach your destination.”
Source: The Prince and the Pauper
“You may not be a work of art, but you are definitely a piece of work.”
Source: A Different Blue
“You may not be able to alter reality, but you can alter your attitude towards it, and this, paradoxically, alters reality. Try it and see.”
“You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.”
“You may not be able to change the events of your history, but you can change the story you've attached to those events.”
“You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.”
“You may not be able to command the wind, but you can always adjust your sails. When events outpace your control, master your response. Your power lies in how you choose to respond.”
Source: The Light in the Heart