Own Terms Quotes

148 Own Terms quotes by 135 unique authors

Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our own terms. — Arthur Erickson
Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms. — Damien Hirst
I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what… — Caroline Kennedy
Once I turned 35, I got the bonus of some wisdom and began to accept life on its own terms. — Mike Myers
The TUC's new slogan 'a future that works' sets a profound challenge. Austerity and rapid deficit reduction is failing in its own terms, but even… — Frances O'Grady
Sometimes I read reviews, and without exception I will read critical essays that are sent to me. The critical essays are interesting on their own… — Joyce Carol Oates
An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's. — J D Salinger
Motley Crue, collectively and individually, have done things on our own terms. — Nikki Sixx
Do your own thing on your own terms and get what you came here for — Oliver James
If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
But even though she was attractive, there was something else about her that caught his eye. She was intelligent, he could sense that right away,… — Nicholas Sparks
Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others. — Oprah Winfrey
Memory weaves and traps us at the same time according to a scheme in which we do not participate: we should never speak of our… — Julio Cortazar
And suddenly she knew exactly why Catherine had fallen in love with him. It wasn't that he was unusually attractive, or ambitious, or even charming.… — Nicholas Sparks
Do what you do. This Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, Twelfth Night, Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, St. Paddy's Day, and every day henceforth. Just… — Chris Rose
To hope under the most extreme circumstances is an act of defiance that permits a person to live his life on his own terms. It… — Jerome Groopman
I want you to always hold your head up and follow your dreams wherever they take you. Don’t you ever listen to the people out… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I want to live life on my own terms. But I'm Mexican, so mi familia is always there to guide me in everything I do,… — Simone Elkeles
As long as a man had the courage to reject what society told him to do, he could live life on his own terms. To… — Paul Auster
Love should be treated like a business deal, but every business deal has its own terms and its own currency. And in love, the currency… — Ayn Rand
I want to live life on my own terms. — Simone Elkeles
I'd rather die on my own terms than live on theirs. I'd rather die loving Alex than live without him. — Lauren Oliver
True hospitality is marked by an open response to the dignity of each and every person. Henri Nouwen has described it as receiving the stranger… — Kathleen Norris
To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our own terms, to… — Pema Chodron
God never asked us to meet life's pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands… — Charles R. Swindoll

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