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“You may think God will protect you out there, but when you jump off a cliff, God doesn't catch you. His divine protection ends when people insist on doing stupid things they know better than to do!”
Source: The Last Hour of Gann
“You may think I'm brave. But in the eyes of many people back in my country I am a coward. They think, this man gave so much freedom to his daughter, he broke all the traditions of our society.”
“You may think I'm doing this without taking the time to really think it through, and you're absolutely right. It would take me the rest of my life to think this thing through. But it's while you're thinking, while you're weighing the pros and cons, that life goes on. It passes by you while you're doing nothing. - Arthur”
Source: If Only It Were True
“You may think it all very fine, Mr. Huntingdon, to amuse yourself with rousing my jealousy; but take care you don't rouse my hate instead. And when you have once extinguished my love, you will find it no easy matter to kindle it again.”
Source: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)
“You may think it odd that there were three men to look after one tiny station, but the people who ran the railway knew that if you left two men together in a lonely place they would quarrel, but if you left three men, two of them could always grumble to each other about the third, and then they would be quite happy.”
“You may think it's very presumptuous, but I really hope that my movies are going to turn people into better people.”
“You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.”
“You may think less of me for my bold acts, but it is that very trait that strengthens my self-esteem and enriches an otherwise stale existence.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman's lips, a child's laughter.”
“You may think me crude, and probably I am crude, but I am not so crude as I was, for I am clever enough to see that the girl of nineteen who thought herself a genius was only an unusual girl writing her heart out.”
“You may think my jealousy would have been enormous during those days after Peter gave Tiger Lily the smallest kiss on the neck. And you would be right. But these moments were swallowed by a bigger emotion, my tenderness for Tiger Lily, which had grown to take up most of the space in my body, without me knowing it. I can't say I didn't dream that this was a passing moment of infatuation, and that eventually Peter would notice and pick me-as impossible as that might have seemed considering my size. But I felt protective of Tiger Lily. I felt that just by watching over her, I could somehow keep her safe. And I wanted to keep Peter safe too.”
Source: Tiger Lily
“You may think of me as an object of desire and I'm going to tell you that I can be in front of you naked and not be erotic.”
“You may think of myths as worlds of light sabers, rings of power, and enchanted spells. Hip-Hop is also a mythical place. A place free from strangling bonds of racism, sexism and bigotry. A place where the only currency is your skills with a mic, a turntable, or a drum machine. Hip-Hop is filled with faraway lands populated by dragons, wizards and knights - places like Marcy Projects, 5th Ward, Compton, Shaolin and Strong Island. Our knights are MC's, B-Boys, B-Girls, DJs, producers and graf artists.”
Source: Ten Years Fresh: The Story Of The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
“You may think pain is a barricade to success, but it's usually a bridge.”
“You may think that all your happiness depends upon obtaining one particular thing in life; later on, you praise the Lord that you didn't get it.”
Source: The Game of Life and How to Play It
“You may think that I should just somehow know what the problem is but give me some credit that I'm maybe not that smart. I'm a guy and you should know good and well that you can't expect me or any guy for that matter to automatically know or understand what's ticking away in any woman's mind. We're just not that smart. You gotta lay it out in front of us and hope that we can even get it that way.”
Source: Detour Allure
“You may think that if someone else doesn't change, you can never be happy. But if you change, you can be happy no matter what.”
“You may think that only black and white exist. But there are truly many more colors, and if you are living in black and white, then you are not living at all. So go out there and live!”
“You may think that Ransomware attack decrypt's the encrypted data after Ransom payment.
Don’t forget the fact that 97% of the attack victims haven’t recovered, even after ransom.”
“You may think that real love is when ( I love you ) passes out from your lover's lips, but I think that real love is when you read ( I love you ) in your lover's eyes, without speaking!”
“You may think that silence can teach you only silence! But no! Silence will teach you to listen to the universe and when you listen to the universe, everything will be taught to you!”
“You may think that some mysterious powers are helping you, but in fact those powers are your own power which mobilizes universe to help yourself!”
“You may think that those aeroplanes in this city on 9/11 came out of a clear, blue sky. I believe they emerged out of a swamp of hatred created by us.”
“You may think that you are well, but you will not secure health until you think thoughts that produce health. You may persistently affirm that you are well, but so long as you live in discord, confusion, worry, fear and other wrong states of mind, you will be sick; that is, you will be as you think and not what you think you are. You may state health in your thought, but if you give worry, fear and discord to that thought, your thinking will produce discord. It is not what we state in our thoughts, but what we give to our thoughts that determine results.”
Source: The Optimist Creed
“You may think that's funny Osama but you never can squeeze every last bit of pride out of a human being. It's like a tube of toothpaste. You can twist it and you can crush it but there's always a tiny bit left isn't there?”
Source: Incendiary: A Novel
“You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.”
“You may think the thing dangling between a guy's legs is his most sensitive part, but it's not. It's his precious ego. Never forget that, Allie.”
Source: Moon Rise
“You may think there is a lot wrong with you, but there is also a lot right with you.”
Source: Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
“You may think there's nothing very interesting about seeing someone sleep, but that probably means you've never found the girl of your dreams.”
“You may think these streets are yours to walk, but they belonged to someone else before: the queers, the hobos, the junkies, the trannies, the prozzies - those streets were theirs before they were yours so be careful, you may find you have to wipe your shoes clean before going into your nice apartment.”
Source: Nothing but My Body
“You may think things didn't change much after the 60s 'revolution' - but they did. The levels of prescriptive disapproval for anyone who stepped outside the norm receded.”
“You may think this strange, but Mrs. Beamish was glad to hear Mr. Dovetail cry, because tears can heal a mind, as well as laughter.”
Source: The Ickabog
“You may think using Google's great, but I still think it's terrible.”
“You may think we are called to holy things that involve praying on your knees and going to church. And maybe we are. But I haven't known God to regulate holiness.”
Source: This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
“You may think we are called to holy things that involve praying on your knees and going to church, and maybe we are.
But I haven't known God to regulate holiness. I think they injected it into every bit of everything. And I imagine they are very concerned with every element of life, including our work.
And why wouldn't they be?”
Source: This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
“You may think you are going against a certain style and then guys don't fight like they always fight. People change in the ring.”
“You may think you are little and insignificant, but look at the bees - one little bee can make a giant human jump up and down in agony with its almost invisible sting and it can also bestow health upon a person with its sweet, nourishing nectar. Appearance means nothing, for potential is immeasurable.”
Source: Time to End Democracy: The Meritocratic Manifesto
“You may think you don't have talents, but that is a false assumption, for we all have talents and gifts, every one of us. The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before-colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter.”
“You may think you don't want to throw your life away for mere fleeting euphoria. But, once you get a taste, it doesn't feel so mere. From then on the planet becomes a waiting room. The rest of your life devolves to no more than the time between highs.”
“You may think you find peace in Christ when you have no outward troubles, but is Christ your peace when the Assyrian comes into the land, when the enemy comes?...Jesus Christ would be peace to the soul when the enemy comes into the city, and into your houses.”
Source: The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment ...
“You may think you're not blind, but can you see in the dark? ☥”
“You may think you see plenty of stars, friend reader, but you are wrong. Night is both blacker and more brilliant than you can imagine, and the sky a glory that puts to shame the most splendid jewels at Renwick's.”
Source: A Natural History of Dragons
“You may think you've hit rock bottom in your life but guess what—there's more crud underneath those rocks.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“You may think you're in love when the passions of sex get hold of you, but if you didn't love the man before, you won't love him after. Like him, maybe, but not love him.”
“You may think you're married to a woman, but she's really an overgrown child.”
“You may think your achievements,
Are the crown of your life.
But it's your failures,
That make you shine bright.”
Source: Himalayan Sonneteer: 100 Sonnets of Unsubmission
“You may think your actions are meaningless and that they won't help, but that is no excuse, you must still act.”
“You may think your tribute is paid in secret in the recesses of your heart, but it will out. We are a curious species when it comes to worship. The things that dominate our imagination determine our lives and our character. Therefore it behoves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming."
- Kyril Sindermann”
Source: False Gods
“You may think you’re getting the short end of the stick, but when it’s all said and done, God will make sure that you don’t lose anything truly valuable. Moreover, He’ll make sure you get your just reward. Your responsibility is to remain calm and peaceable even when those around you are not.”
“You may tire of reality but you never tire of dreams.”
Source: The Blythes Are Quoted