Y Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with Y. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.”
“Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly.”
“Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely.”
“Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.”
Source: Aesop's fables
“Yield to him who opposes you; by yielding you conquer.”
“Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.”
Source: Time Enough for Love
“Yield to that strange passion which sends you madly whirling round the room.”
Source: A Passionate Apprentice: The Early Journals, 1897-1909
“Yield, ye arms, to the toga; to civic praise, ye laurels.”
Source: De Officiis Or on Duties on Obligations
“Yieldedness is vital in listening to what He has to say.”
“Yielding flexibility is a virtue of an ever-expanding heart.”
“Yielding is a principle that is often discussed in the martial arts: the idea is that there can be tremendous power in going with—and perhaps redirecting—rather than resisting the energy or attack that is coming your way. Likewise, in negotiations, yielding means “going with,” and not “giving in.” Doing so effectively requires a clear and unbiased understanding of how the other side views the situation, and of the metrics they will use to evaluate ideas and options. Sometimes the best response to a deep-rooted perspective is to yield to it: understand it, adopt it, and repurpose it to advance your position.”
Source: Negotiating the impossible: how to break deadlocks and resolve ugly conflicts
“Yielding is the manner of the Way.”
“Yielding is the way of the Tao.”
“Yielding to convention yields nothing new.”
“Yielding to emotions such as anger or hurt or defensiveness will drive away the Holy Ghost.”
“Yielding to Jesus will break every form of slavery in any human life.”
Source: The Quotable Oswald Chambers
“Yielding your inner life to God will empower you to live the kind of outer life that honors the Lord and blesses others.”
Source: One-Minute Insights for Men
“Yielding, like ice about to melt.”
Source: Dao de Jing
“Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.”
“Yimello,' said Bernard finally, breaking the silence.
'Gesundheit?' I asked.
'It's a name for one of the colors that's invisible to us. Yimello," said Bernard. "There could also be glowl and novaly and replitz."
'Yes.' I nodded, stunned the kid could actually string together so many words at once. 'And, uh, don't forget the beautiful grynn, the luminous dulloff, or the subtle winooze.'
Bernard's face lit up. He stood and started pacing the room, speaking quickly. 'Or salty, and insomnia, and carefree, and talkative, and lonely, and burnt, and punctual.'
'Some of my favorite colors,' I agreed, nodding. 'We could paint this room whisper. Or zigzag. Or maybe a nice shade of ignored and invisible.”
Source: Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
“Yin and Yang are one vital force -- the primordial aura.”
Source: The Philosophy of Wang Yang-ming
“Yin and yang are the left and right hands of the Infinite — creator, destroyer, and reproducer of everything that exists.”
“Yin and Yang control man's actions, and both extremes are a natural reaction.”
“Yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, cold and warmth, good and evil...the interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe.”
“Yin day, when Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh and Wee Grumphie were aw haein a crack thegither, Christopher Robin feenished whit he had in his mooth and said lichtsomely: 'I saw a Huffalamp the-day, Wee Grumphie.'
'Whit wis it daein?' spiered Wee Grumphie.
'Jist lampin alang', said Christopher Robin. 'I dinna think it saw me.'
'I saw yin wance', said Wee Grumphie. 'At least, I think it wis a Huffalamp. But mibbe it wisna.'
'Sae did I', said Pooh, wunnerin whit like a Huffalamp wis.
'Ye dinna see them that aften', said Christopher Robin in an affhaund wey.
'No noo', said Wee Grumphie.
'No at this time o the year', said Pooh.”
“Yin is the feminine aspect of all things and is associated with that which is expansive, open, and receptive, while yang is the masculine aspect of all things and is associated with that which is precise, active, and specific. Every person has both yin qualities and yang qualities,”
Source: Practical Meditation for Beginners: 10 Days to a Happier, Calmer You
“Yin-yang fried rice was a feast for the eyes and the senses. Swirls of cream contrasted with an orange tomato sauce to form the iconic pattern. Underneath the sauces lay a bed of yang chow fried rice containing a bounty of minced jewels: barbecued pork, Chinese sausage, peas, carrots, spring onions, and wisps of egg. Slices of white onions and pork emerged from the tomato sauce while shrimp and sweet green peas decorated the cream.”
Source: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune
“Yin yoga can be viewed as a somatic form of IFS therapy, enabling compassionate self-attunement and insight through "conversations" with the body's innate wisdom.”
Source: Awaken To Love: Reclaiming Wholeness through Embodied Nonduality with Jungian Wisdom, Psychosynthesis & Internal Family Systems
“Yine de sıradan bir genelleme yapacak olursam, mükemmel olmayan yaşamlarımızda boşa harcanmış zamanların da yeri önemli değil midir? Eğer bu mükemmel olmayan yaşamlarımızdan tüm bu boşa harcanmışlıkları çıkaracak olursak, yaşamlarımız mükemmel olmama özelliğini bile yitiriverir.”
Source: Sputnik Sweetheart
“Yine düşündüm ki, eğer bu gençler, farklı din ve inançtaki ana-baba için Tanrı'dan mağfiret dilemenin yasaklandığını, kâfir olarak ölen ana-babanın cehennemi boylayacaklarını bilmiş olsalardı ve Muhammed'in bile, Müslüman olarak ölmediler diye kendi öz anası Amine için mağfiret dilemekten kaçındığını, babası Abdullah'ı ya da kendisine babalık etmiş olan amcası Ebû Tâlib'i cehennemlik saydığını öğrenselerdi, hiç kuşkusuz şeriatçının, "İslam ana-babaya sevgi ve saygıyı ve iyi davranmayı salık vermiştir" şeklindeki sözlerinin yalana dayalı olduğunu kolaylıkla gözler önüne serebileceklerdi.”
Source: Şeriatçıyla Mücadelenin El Kitabı
“Yine düşündüm ki, eğer bu gençler, İslamı terk etmenin (irtidatın) ölüm cezasını gerektiren bir şey olduğuna dair K'uran ayetlerini ve Muhammed’in , "Her kim dinini (ki Müslümanlıktır) değiştirirse onu hemen öldürün" şeklindeki emirlerini ve bu hükümlerin 1400 yıl boyunca uygulanışını bilselerdi, şeriatçıların, "Din adına ölüm fetvası verilmez” şeklindeki yalanlarını sergileyebilir ve karşılarındakileri kolaylıkla susturabilirlerdi.”
Source: Şeriatçıyla Mücadelenin El Kitabı
“Ying, this is Princess Zhu Yan, the youngest daughter of the Red King I mentioned to you before. She’s nine years old. She sincerely wants to learn the cultivation method.”
The Great Priest took her little hand from the Red King and came to the disciple, “You are 18 years old now, and the power of the prophecy has disappeared, you can go out of the valley to take in disciples; if you are free, teach her, just let her be an anonymous disciple.”
Source: Zhuyan (With Prequel of Mirror) 朱颜
“Ying-ying, you have tiger eyes. They gather fire in the day. At night they shine golden.”
Source: The Joy Luck Club
“Yinzer: DAMN!! I wish I had your balls! Tucker:"I wish you had a breath mint, but I guess we don't always get what we wish for.”
Source: Assholes Finish First
“Yip cabbage on three!”
“Yippee. I’ve been promoted from fire lighter to delivery boy. I’ll write a letter home to Mother. She’ll be so pleased.”
Source: Storm Glass
“Yippee! I can't believe I made it. It feels like a long haul to get here. I'm so fine with it. People want you to have some sort of breakdown, but I'm relieved to be 40 years old, and I've lived a life.”
“Yippee. I’ve been promoted from fire lighter to delivery boy. I’ll write a letter home to Mother. She’ll be so pleased.” --Leif”
Source: Storm Glass
“Yippies, Hippies, Yahoos, Black Panthers, lions and tigers alike - I would swap the whole damn zoo for the kind of young Americans I saw in Vietnam.”
“Yirmi yıllık duraklama ve işsizliğin ardından, bütün İngiliz sosyalist hareketi, halk kitlelerinin arzulanabilir bulacağı bir sosyalizm versiyonu üretmekten bile acizdi. İşçi partisi ürkek bir reformizmi savunuyordu, Marksistler modern dünyaya on dokuzuncu yüzyıldan kalma gözlükleriyle bakıyorlardı. Her ikisi de, tarımı ve emperyal sorunları görmezden geliyor ve orta sınıfları karşılarına alıyordu. Sol propagandanın boğucu aptallığı, fabrika müdürlerinden pilotlara, donanma subaylarından çiftçilere, beyaz yakalılardan esnaflara ve polislere, gerekli olan insanlardan oluşan sınıfları bütünüyle korkutup kaçırmıştı. Bütün bu insanlara sosyalizmi rızklarını tehdit eden ya da kışkırtıcı, yabancı, onların vereceği isimle "Britanya karşıtı" bir şey olarak görmeleri öğretilmişti. Yalnızca orta sınıfın en yararsız kesimi olan entelektüeller harekete yöneldiler.”
Source: Why I Write
“Yirminci yüzyılda müspet ilimin ve batı medeniyetinin ışığı altında, medenî milletlerin ve toplumların dine bütün varlıklarıyla sarılmış olduklarını görüyoruz. Çünkü Tanrı inancı ve dolayısıyla din, fert olarak da, millet olarak da vazgeçilmez manevî ve ahlâkî büyük bir dayanaktır. Bu sebeple, bugünkü Türk dünyasının dayandığı iki esaslı temelden birisini teşkil eden İslâm dininin, millî varlığımızın ayrılmaz bir parçası olduğuna inanıyoruz.”
Source: Türk Ülküsü
“Yks kateissa, toinen tullut hulluksi ja kolmas ei halua ku naida. On mulla jengi.”
“yksi oli jäänyt auton alle
yhtä vahingossa ammuttu
yksi oli löydetty huumattuna
nurkkaan käpertyneenä keskuspankista
yksi takertunut tavaratalon liukuportaisiin
yksi löydetty pylvääseen köytettynä yliopistolta
kaikki ne hoidettiin ja päästettiin vapauteen
mutta kukaan ei uskonut
niitä jotka kertoivat pelastaneensa enkelin”
“Ylang-ylang has long been noted for its aphrodisiac properties, but it is also an oil that induces a state of deep relaxation.”
Source: Essential Oils Handbook: Recipes for Natural Living
“Ylli, Agron and Mehmet were never given a fair and public trial, an opportunity to defend themselves, or any semblance of due process. Their post-conflict, extrajudicial killing was cold-blooded murder.”
“Ymg' ephaiah'mglw'nafh”
Source: Cthulhu Poems
“Yo a veces no creo en Dios porque veo que en el mundo a la gente le cuesta mucho ser feliz, y si Dios que pudo hacer el mundo como él quería no lo hizo feliz, es que Dios no es tan poderoso como dice la religión, si es que acaso Dios no existe.”
Source: No pasó nada
“Yo, al igual que usted, parezco una naranja. A mi, al igual que a usted, todos los días alguna empresa pública o privada me exprime.”
“Yo anhelaba enseñar, pero tuve que esperar a que el deseo se desvaneciera antes de que pudiese hacerlo realmente.”
Source: Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
“Yo anhelaba saber quién era yo mismo; cuándo llegaría al final de mi destino, quién me esperaba en la encrucijada, dónde terminaría mi tránsito...”
Source: Luzbela