Y Quotes
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“You ought to write, he told himself. Maybe you will again some time.”
Source: For Whom the Bell Tolls
“You ought to write poetry because poetry is halfway between the life you live and the life unlived.”
“You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd.”
“You, over there.
You, who’s always looking
over his neighbour’s fence.
The beauty of this world is wasted on you.
I say, the beauty of this world
is wasted on you.
You use your eyes to cast disapproving looks.
You use your tongue to degrade and denigrate.
And worst of all, you use your dirty hands
to reach into pockets,
thinking happiness is found
in coins.
But happiness is the bird
that will never fly near you,
because it knows your desire to cage it—
like you do with everything else.
You cage love so two men can’t share it.
You cage hope because you can’t stand faith.
And you cage God so people think darkness
is all there is.
But the only thing you’ve successfully caged
is your petty mind.
I need you to know one thing:
There will never be a cage to confine
our light!
We, here, we are free.
Free to dream.
Free to love.
And free to be
who we want to be.”
Source: God, Does Humanity Exist?
“You overcome a problem, not by solving it, but by becoming bigger than the problem.”
“You overcome the logical resistance to change by proving that a new approach actually works, usually on a small scale.”
“You overrate my capacity of love. I don't posess half the warmth of nature you believe me to have. An unprotected childhood in a cold world has beaten gentleness out of me.”
“You owe dough? You ain't give up that cheese? Hey...
Sooner or later, you'll Pay, Pal (no eBay).”
“You owe it to all of us all get on with what you're good at.”
“You owe it to everyone you love to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world.”
“You owe it to your loved ones as well as yourself to know and pursue your pleasures.”
Source: French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure
“You owe it to yourself not to permit your emotions to place your happiness in the keeping of another person.”
Source: The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams
“You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.”
Source: Pete Rose on hitting: how to hit better than anybody
“You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.”
“You owe it to yourself to forgive and forget. Holding grudges is like punishing yourself for others' actions and rewarding them for hurting you.”
Source: The First Dancer: How to be the first among equals and attract unlimited opportunities
“you owe it to yourself
to give yourself the love
that you've misplaced in other”
Source: I hope this reaches her in time
“You owe it to yourself to keep fit. No matter how busy or how involved you are, you should have some type of physical program to keep the body in tune.”
“You owe it to yourself to live beautifully. And I am.”
“You owe it to yourself to make your creative development a top priority.”
Source: The New Creative Artist
“You owe it to yourself, to refuse to surrender to obstacles that are meant to stop you from reaching far in your endeavours. Be determined that you will never be a captive of your environment.”
Source: Dream big!: See your bigger picture!
“You owe it to yourself to stand up and advocate for yourself. To not agree to what is harmful to you. To protect yourself from further bullying, manipulation, gaslighting, and abuse.”
Source: Toxic Siblings: A Survival Guide to Rise Above Sibling Abuse & Heal Trauma
“You owe light to your window!”
“You owe loyalty to your future, not your past.”
Source: My Voice: A Guide to Mastering Life, Truth, and Purpose
“You owe me nothing, Beauty,” he assured me. “Your only onus is to remain; companionship and support were never part of the bargain.”
I laughed, which Beast didn’t seem to like. “No, but companionship and support aren’t usually effective bargaining tools anyway. Too fickle. Too difficult to enforce.”
Source: Beauty and Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling
“You owe me nothing, but I want everything.”
Source: Juliet (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
“You owe me two thoughts- back from when I first came here. Tell me what you're thinking.'
Rhys rubbed his neck. 'You want to know why I didn't speak or see you? Because I was so convinced you'd throw me out on my ass. I just...' He dragged a hand through his hair, and huffed a laugh. 'I figured hiding was a better alternative.'
'Who would have thought the High Lord of the Night Court could be afraid of an illiterate human?' I purred. He grinned, nudging me with an elbow. 'That's one,' I pushed. 'Tell me another thought.'
His eyes fell on my mouth. 'I'm wishing I could take back that kiss Under the Mountain.'
I sometimes forgot that kiss, when he'd done it to keep Amarantha from knowing that Tamlin and I had been in the forgotten hall, tangled up together. Rhysand's kiss had been brutal, demanding, and yet... 'Why?'
His gaze settled on the hand I'd painted instead, as if it were easier to face. 'Because I didn't make it pleasant for you, and I was jealous and pissed off, and I knew you hated me.'
Dangerous territory, I warned myself.
No. Honesty, that's what it was. Honesty, and trust. I'd never had that with anyone.
Rhys looked up, meeting my gaze. And whatever as on my face- I think it might have been mirrored on his: the hunger and longing and surprise.
I swallowed hard, traced another line of stardust along the inside of his powerful wrist. I didn't think he was breathing.”
Source: A Court of Mist and Fury
“You owe me!" -Stephanie "Why do I owe you?" -Joe "I caught your no good cousin." -Stephanie "Yeah and in the process you burned down a funeral home, and damaged thousands of dollars of government property." -Joe "Well if you are going to be picky about it...." -Stephanie”
“You owe no man anything, Mariko."
"Especially not a man such as he." Mariko scowled. "Regardless, I will never be one of those ladies at court who worships a man."
"No matter the man?" Ōkami joked. "Even if he worshipped you?"
"No," Mariko said. "Not even for you.”
Source: Smoke in the Sun
“You owe nothing to the people who would enslave you.”
Source: Tears of the Wolf
“You owe others a happy disposition”
“You owe reality nothing and the truth about your feelings everything.”
“You owe the companies nothing. You especially don't owe them any courtesy. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs.”
Source: Banksy: wall and piece
“You owe the world a load of wisdom to dispense. If you lay hands on the grace, make it happen. They world needs you!”
Source: Leaders' Watchwords
“You owe yourself a happy life, so pray that whatever is bothering you can be changed.”
Source: Prayer: An Antidote for the Inner Man
“You own a dog with the knowledge that it will move through the stages of existence in fast forward, providing you with a lesson about your own life passages if you let it.”
“You own a piece of me," he murmurs as he holds me afterward. "Good," I tell him. "And just so you know… I'm never giving it back.”
“You own a Tic Tac. Gum is just borrowed. - Esther”
Source: Along for the Ride
“You own all of yourself, Charlie. Every last bit.”
Source: Girl in Pieces
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better.”
Source: Bird by Bird
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories.”
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”
“You own me with whispers like poetry.
Your mouth is a melody I memorize.”
“You own this cock. Torture me or free me, Peyton. You decide.”
-Granger”
Source: My Best Friend, My Stalker
“You own what you own not by money or force, but by your love for it and your inner connection to it.”
“You own your feelings. You own your thoughts. You control both. No one has the right to any of it—to any of you without your permission.”
Source: The Other 99 T.Y.M.E.S: Train Your Mind to Enjoy Serenity
“You own your own island?
Doesn't every Greek tycoon?”
“You own your own words, unless they contain information. In which case they belong to no one.”
“You paid for every second of beauty you managed to steal.”
“You paint the picture of your surroundings. Paint it beautifully.”
“You paint the truth, Marguerite, I don't think you could work any other way.”
Source: A Thousand Pieces of You