Up To You Quotes - Page 17

• Before you come alive, life is nothing; it 's up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing else but the meaning that you choose.

  Jean-Paul Sartre

  Giving, Life Has No Meaning, Humanism

  "Existentialism and Human Emotions".

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• It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.' But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?

  Isaac Asimov

  Mirrors, People, Common Sense

  Isaac Asimov (1950). “I, Robot”, Spectra

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• My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you.

  Elise Broach

  Dad, People, Helping

  Elise Broach (2007). “Shakespeare's secret”

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• You win some, you lose some, and your losses are never made up to you. She will simply have to do without; like it or not, she must face her losses and her helplessness to undo them.

  Sheldon B. Kopp

  Loss, Winning, Faces

  SHELDON B KOPP (1972). “IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD KILL HIM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENTS”

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• For everyone nowadays knows, absolutely is CERTAIN, that nothing bad will ever happen to ME. Others die, I go on. There are no consequences and no responsibilities. Except that there ARE. But let's not talk about them, eh? By the time the consequences catch up to you, it's too late, isn't it, Montag?

  Ray Bradbury

  Responsibility, Too Late, Goes On

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• Well, I guess I’m just not as special as you are. (Urian) No one knows their true mettle until it’s been tested. This is yours. Whether you pass or fail is entirely up to you. I can’t tell you what to do, but I know where I’ll be tonight. (Acheron)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Special, Tonight, Failing

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008). “One Silent Night”, p.273, Macmillan

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• When someone leaves you, apart from missing them, apart from the fact that the whole little world you've created together collapses, and that everything you see or do reminds you of them, the worst is the thought that they tried you out and, in the end, the whole sum of parts adds up to you got stamped REJECT by the one you love. How can you not be left with the personal confidence of a passed over British Rail sandwich?

  Helen Fielding

  Missing, Together, Add

  Helen Fielding (2016). “Bridget Jones's Diary: Picador Classic”, p.122, Pan Macmillan

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• Its a good feeling when people come up to you and tell you your music helps them, and as long as it does, I'll keep making it.

  Mike Powell

  Long, People, Feelings

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• You can be the chicest thing in the world in a T-shirt and jeans - it's up to you.

  Karl Lagerfeld

  Jeans, World, T Shirt

  "Karl Lagerfeld's Fashion Therapy". Harper's Bazaar Interview, www.harpersbazaar.com. February 13, 2009.

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• You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you.

  Cherie Carter-Scott

  Needs, Tools, Being Human

  Cherie Carter Scott (2004). “If Life Is a Game...These Are The Stories: Trur Stories by Real People Around the World About Being Human”, p.171, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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• You need to decide whether you're willing to risk being hurt, plain and simple. You can go for it and have a wonderful relationship. Or you might go for it and crash and burn brilliantly. It's up to you if you want to take that risk, up to you if it's worth it or not.

  Erin McCarthy

  Hurt, Simple, Risk

  Erin McCarthy (2009). “Hard and Fast”, p.210, Penguin

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• I grew up watching Lindsay and it made me want to do what she does. Just the whole vibe. Being there, being on camera, or on stage, with everybody listening to you it's so cool when people look up to you. I've already been asked for my autograph and it's just a really good feeling to have.

  Ali Lohan

  People, Feelings, Listening

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• Everything has a purpose, even this, and it's up to you to find it.

  Nick Nolte

  Purpose, Peaceful Warrior

  "Fictional character: Socrates". "Peaceful Warrior", www.imdb.com. 2006.

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• If you start praising your wife, if you start telling her how beautiful she is, and how glad you are to have her in your life, when you talk about the good, you will draw out the good. If you talk about the negative, you'll draw out the negative. It's up to you.

  Joel Osteen

  Beautiful, Wife, Negative

  Joel Osteen (2009). “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day”, p.166, Simon and Schuster

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• The future is in your hands, the outcome is up to you.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Hands, Outcomes

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• It was lonely on the hill, and cold. And all you could do was keep going. You could scream, cry, and stamp your feet, but apart from making you feel warmer, it wouldn’t do any good. You could say it was unfair, and that was true, but the universe didn’t care because it didn’t know what “fair” meant. That was the big problem about being a witch. It was up to you. It was always up to you.

  Terry Pratchett

  Lonely, Feet, Care

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