--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Better for no longer giving you ammo to…" description: "\"Better for no longer giving you ammo to shoot me down out the blue. better for finally realizing the truth, that I can do so much better than u.\" — Ne-yo" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/ne-yo-1329_ammo_better-for-no-longer-giving-you-ammo-to_2466224.png" --- # Better for no longer giving you ammo to shoot me down out… ![“Better for no longer giving you ammo to shoot me down out the blue. better for finally realizing the truth, that I can do so much better than u.” quote by Ne-yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/ne-yo-1329_ammo_better-for-no-longer-giving-you-ammo-to_2466224.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/ne-yo-1329_ammo_better-for-no-longer-giving-you-ammo-to_2466224.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/ne-yo-1329_ammo_better-for-no-longer-giving-you-ammo-to_2466224.png) > “Better for no longer giving you ammo to shoot me down out the blue. better for finally realizing the truth, that I can do so much better than u.” [Ne-yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Letting go of harmful criticism empowers personal improvement and truth‑seeking. **In simple terms:** Release criticism, improve yourself. Key Takeaway Embrace self‑improvement and truth. Themes self‑growth truth empowerment relationships Mood uplifting determined Type motivational philosophical When to use this quote - therapy - coaching - conflict resolution Key Concepts psychology self‑care personal development Questions to Reflect On - What criticism can you transform positively? - How do you discern constructive from harmful? A Different Perspective Avoiding criticism can hinder necessary feedback. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Finally realizing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finally-realizing/) [Truth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/truth/) ## Related quotes > [“People who exercise more and sleep better have longer telomeres.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-klein/people-who-exercise-more-and-sleep-better-have-longer-telomeres/) [Stefan Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-klein/) > [Sometimes there's a general arc that you want to try and get better the longer you do something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-hay/sometimes-there-s-a-general-arc-that-you-want-to-try-and-get-better/) [Colin Hay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-hay/) > [Laughter made you live better and longer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-parent/laughter-made-you-live-better-and-longer/) [Gail Parent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-parent/) > [I don't know where its coming from, but I think studios are finally realizing that people want to see girls who can kick butt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-romijn/i-don-t-know-where-its-coming-from-but-i-think-studios-are-finally/) [Rebecca Romijn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-romijn/) > [Home. 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It has to be comfortable, it has to lay right on me, know what I mean?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/my-style-is-mainly-about-comfort-it-has-to-be-comfortable-it-has-to/) [Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [My guitar is jealous of our relationship. cus she dnt get half the attention that u get lately](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/my-guitar-is-jealous-of-our-relationship-cus-she-dnt-get-half-the/) [Ne-yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [There wasn't a lot of R&B cats doing songs at 120 beats per minute before 'Closer,' which I take full credit and responsibility for.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/there-wasn-t-a-lot-of-r-b-cats-doing-songs-at-120-beats-per-minute/) [Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > ['Madden' is the closest thing to actually being on the field yourself. It's so ridiculously realistic. Before I play it, I honestly didn't understand.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/madden-is-the-closest-thing-to-actually-being-on-the-field-yourself/) [Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [I honestly don't feel that it's my music that's under-appreciated. I think that it's me that's under-appreciated. As an artist, period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/i-honestly-don-t-feel-that-it-s-my-music-that-s-under-appreciated-i/) [Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [She dont be tripping in the morning, I got her legs up by her ears but as soon as we get done, I swear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/she-dont-be-tripping-in-the-morning-i-got-her-legs-up-by-her-ears-but/) [Ne-yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [One of the very few things that I actually read about myself on blogs that got to me was people saying, 'Ne-Yo doesn't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/one-of-the-very-few-things-that-i-actually-read-about-myself-on-blogs/) [Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [Now that I have kids, I want my kids to appreciate my music, but at the same time, I don't want to teach them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/now-that-i-have-kids-i-want-my-kids-to-appreciate-my-music-but-at-the/) [Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [The car that I drive may not impress, but I get where I need to go. u may disagree with the way that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/the-car-that-i-drive-may-not-impress-but-i-get-where-i-need-to-go-u/) [Ne-yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [Because since there's no more you. There's no more anniversary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/because-since-there-s-no-more-you-there-s-no-more-anniversary/) [Ne-yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [And I wana 'pologize for bein just a little freaky, I cant help it, its just in me. but a problem, it is not.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/and-i-wana-pologize-for-bein-just-a-little-freaky-i-cant-help-it-its/) [Ne-yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [No one in this world, knows me the way you know me. So you'll probably always have a spell on me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/no-one-in-this-world-knows-me-the-way-you-know-me-so-you-ll-probably/) [Ne-yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [I named my album Year of the Gentleman. Just looking at how the essence of what it is to be a gentleman is very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/i-named-my-album-year-of-the-gentleman-just-looking-at-how-the/) [Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) > [I've never viewed myself as above anybody else or anything like that. I'm a regular guy at the end of the day. I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/i-ve-never-viewed-myself-as-above-anybody-else-or-anything-like-that/) [Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) [Explore all 255 Ne-yo quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/) ## More Ammo quotes > [Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-prescott/don-t-fire-until-you-see-the-whites-of-their-eyes/) [William H. Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-prescott/) > [If you reduce the guns and the ammo, you'll reduce the murders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-moore/if-you-reduce-the-guns-and-the-ammo-you-ll-reduce-the-murders/) [Michael Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-moore/) > [It took a qualified wizard to detect a summoning in progress. It required only a half-literate idiot with a twitch of power and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilona-andrews/it-took-a-qualified-wizard-to-detect-a-summoning-in-progress-it/) [Ilona Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilona-andrews/) > [When they come for your guns, give them the ammo first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-w-royce/when-they-come-for-your-guns-give-them-the-ammo-first/) [Kenneth W. Royce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-w-royce/) > [It's surely no accident that there are horoscopes in Vogue, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Woman, New Woman, Elle and Cosmo ... but not Sports Illustrated, GQ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merrill-markoe/it-s-surely-no-accident-that-there-are-horoscopes-in-vogue-glamour/) [Merrill Markoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merrill-markoe/) > [“Apparently they didn’t realize that people who buy thousands of rounds of ammo are likely to know how to use it. We”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-moon/apparently-they-didn-t-realize-that-people-who-buy-thousands-of/) [Elizabeth Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-moon/) > [“She gestured to the bag. "What have you got in there?" "Nothing much. Some golfballs, a handful of tees, a Glock, extra ammo, two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-evanovich/she-gestured-to-the-bag-what-have-you-got-in-there-nothing-much-some/) [Janet Evanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-evanovich/) > [Taking Viagra after open heart surgery is like a Civil War re-enactment with live ammo. Not good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-williams/taking-viagra-after-open-heart-surgery-is-like-a-civil-war-re/) [Robin Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-williams/) > [But I think if it's the right person, you wouldn't have to work so hard at intimacy. I think—hope—it would just happen naturally. Otherwise,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-kleypas/but-i-think-if-it-s-the-right-person-you-wouldn-t-have-to-work-so/) [Lisa Kleypas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-kleypas/) > [“Words were sometimes like ammo. They could strike you with fear worse than an arrow. And worse was sometimes knowing ahead a time what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyndi-goodgame/words-were-sometimes-like-ammo-they-could-strike-you-with-fear-worse/) [Cyndi Goodgame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyndi-goodgame/) > [I refuse to be a victim without a weapon/Ammo with an answer and I'll dead it with no question](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-dash/i-refuse-to-be-a-victim-without-a-weapon-ammo-with-an-answer-and-i-ll/) C-DASH > [Remember the three rules of vampire hunting. One: Never, ever look them in the eyes. Two: Never, ever give up your cross. Three: Aim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/remember-the-three-rules-of-vampire-hunting-one-never-ever-look-them/) [Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/) > [It's a weird smile, but it reaches his eyes and I bottle it. And I put it in my ammo pack that's kept right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/it-s-a-weird-smile-but-it-reaches-his-eyes-and-i-bottle-it-and-i-put/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) > [I hang out with my dad mostly, my dad was in the military. He's at that age now where his war stories and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-attell/i-hang-out-with-my-dad-mostly-my-dad-was-in-the-military-he-s-at-that/) [Dave Attell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-attell/) > [We learned not to waste ammo even on warriors except in self-protection](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/we-learned-not-to-waste-ammo-even-on-warriors-except-in-self/) [Robert A. 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