Up To You Quotes - Page 9

• There is just no getting around that turning bad things into good things is up to you.

  Deepak Chopra

  Good Things, Bad Things

  "Coping With Crisis: Advice For The Hard Times From Deepak Chopra" by Deepak Chopra, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 6, 2012.

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• But the thing is if you've got an hour to sit down in front of a television, then the likelihood is that you've probably got two hours. So why wouldn't you, if you're enjoying it not want to watch the other one? And so, this is the future. Ten episodes at once is what everyone wants, and then it's up to you how you spread those out

  Christian Cooke

  Two, Watches, Television

  Source: www.indiewire.com

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• People believe in you more after you've won an Oscar, but it's up to you what choices you make.

  Rachel Weisz

  Believe, People, Choices

  Source: deadline.com

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• Compromise is usually bad. It should be a last resort. If two departments or divisions have a problem they can't solve and it comes up to you, listen to both sides and then pick one or the other. This places solid accountability on the winner to make it work. Condition your people to avoid compromise.

  Robert Townsend

  Business, Mistake, Two

  Robert Townsend (1988). “Further up the organization”, HarperCollins

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• The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous....You know I didn't think they'd rake through my bins, I didn't expect to be photographed on the beach through long lens. I never dreamt it would impact my daughter's life negatively, which at times it has. It would be churlish to say there's nothing good about being famous; to have a total stranger walk up to you as you're walking around Safeways, and say a number of nice things that they might say about your work.

  J. K. Rowling

  Daughter, Beach, Nice

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• A whole generation of people that didn't know me from 'SNL' recognize me from 'Weeds' now. People recognize me once in a while and appreciate the work. It gets a little embarrassing but it's good. If you work as an accountant, you don't have people coming up to you in the streets saying, 'Hey, great job on tax statements!'

  Kevin Nealon

  Weed, Jobs, People

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• Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator.

  Robert Orben

  Inspirational, Funny, Time

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• I opened up to you and you judge me

  Matthew Quick

  Judging, Judge Me, Silver

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• I want to moan and writhe with you and I want to go up to you and kiss your mouth and pull you to me and say "I love you I love you I love you" while stripping. I want you so bad it stings.

  Bret Easton Ellis

  Love You, Kissing, Mouths

  "The Rules of Attraction". www.imdb.com. 2002.

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• What was I up to, you may ask? I certainly didn't want to meet Monsieur Evil again or creepy old Lord Salamander.

  Rick Riordan

  Evil, Creepy, May

  Rick Riordan (2010). “The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid”, Hyperion

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• I will not propose to you that my way is best. The decision is up to you. If you find some point which may be suitable to you, then you can carry out experiments for yourself. If you find that it is of no use, then you can discard it.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Decision, Use

  Dalai Lama XIV (2002). “Illustrated Teachings of the Dalai Lama”

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• The realization of what would happen next settled gradually over Harry in the long minutes, like softly falling snow. "I've got to go back, haven't I?" "That is up to you." "I've got a choice?" "Oh yes." Dumbledore smiled at him. "We are in King's Cross, you say? I think that if you decided not to go back, you would be able to…let's say…board a train." "And where would it take me?" "On," said Dumbledore simply.

  J. K. Rowling

  Kings, Fall, Thinking

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• Long Distance training can be a positive & constructive form of selfishness. After all, once you're at the starting line, you're there by yourself. No one can run a single step for you. No one can jump in & help you. No one but you can make the decisions about what to do to keep going. It's all up to you.

  John Bingham

  Running, Distance, Long

  John Bingham, Jenny Hadfield (2003). “Marathoning for Mortals: A Regular Person's Guide to the Joy of Running or Walking a Half-Marathon or Marathon”, p.19, Rodale

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• Never use the word “cheap”. Today everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes (the rich buy them too). There is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in the world in a T-shirt and jeans — it’s up to you.

  Karl Lagerfeld

  Fashion, Women, Jeans

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

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• There is no ideal world for you to wait around for. The world is always just what it is now, and it's up to you how you respond to it.

  Isaac Marion

  Waiting, World, Self Determination

  Isaac Marion (2012). “Warm Bodies: A Novel”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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• the past only had whatever power you gave it; life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen.

  Sara Zarr

  Past, Different, Made

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• Thinking. This book contains some. Whether you try it at home is up to you.

  Terry Pratchett

  Book, Home, Thinking

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• It’s entirely up to you, Artie. He lives or dies by your word. (Acheron) No, akri! Don’t ask her that. She never let me have no fun. She a mean goddess! (Simi)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Fun, Mean, Goddess

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• Anyway, there's something wrong with everybody and it's up to you to know what you can handle.

  Annie Proulx

  Handle, Knows

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• Imagine you're a forty-year-old, Richard," Hamilton said to me around this time, while working as a salesman at a Radio Shack in Lynn Valley,"and suddenly somebody comes up to you saying, 'Hi, I'd like you to meet Kevin. Kevin is eighteen and will be making all of your career decisions for you.' I'd be flipped out. Wouldn't you? But that's what life is all about - some eighteen-year-old kid making your big decisions for you that stick for a lifetime." He shuddered.

  Douglas Coupland

  Kids, Years, Careers

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• Happy is entirely up to you and always has been.

  Janette Rallison

  Has Beens

  Janette Rallison (2010). “My Fair Godmother”, p.65, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• I've got a lot to download on your mercy and grace. I've always rushed up to You and dumped whatever it was and hurried away, fascinated by my own busyness. I want to turn all this over to You slowly, carefully, examining every fragment as I pass it off, so there'll never be any question about it again. Every time I've dumped and run, I've nearly always run back and snatched it out of Your hands. Help me in this.......Right now, I'm certain of only one thing - that You love us, and that's where we all have to begin.

  Jan Karon

  Running, Hands, Grace

  Jan Karon (2011). “Jan Karons Mitford Years: Novels Six Through Nine; Plus a Father Tim Novel”, p.1589, Penguin

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• Oh God, the terrible tyranny of the majority. We all have our harps to play. And it's up to you to know with which ear you'll listen.

  Ray Bradbury

  Play, Tyranny Of The Majority, Ears

  Ray Bradbury (2016). “Fahrenheit 451”, p.53, Hamilton Books

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• It’s up to you to fill it. Find things that mean something to you, that represent times where you’ve overcome an obstacle, learned something important. Put those items in the bag and they’ll help you find your strength.’ ‘I’m not sure if that’s going to help much.’ Unless I put a brick in it and nail Brandy between the eyes.

  Jana Oliver

  Mean, Eye, Important

  Jana Oliver (2013). “Demon Trappers 1-3: Forsaken, Forbidden, Forgiven”, p.207, Pan Macmillan

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• Dear Alec and Magnus, How are you? Everything's just fine here. Thanks for you postcard with the picture of the Taj Mahal. It looks nice. Disregard my last few postcards. I see I overdid it. To make it up to you, I'm going to redecorate Magnus's loft for free. -Izzy

  Cassandra Clare

  Nice, Taj Mahal, Looks

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