J.D. Young Quotes

It is regarded as axiomatic that parents have more power then children. This is an inescapable biological fact

You say that you don’t care about age and that you’re ready to push the wheelchair and hose down my bum, but how can you be sure?

I grew up missing my mom while she was right in front of me.

‪She hasn't lost anything she loved enough to hate the idea of God‬.

It is necessary - and toward this point our development will move, little by little - that nothing alien happen to us, but only what has long been our own.

10% of authors earn 75% of the royalties. If you’re writing a Romance novel, your odds will be slightly higher at making back your investment. Throw in a few vampires, even better.

There's a reason why the assumed goal for women in virginity-movement screeds is marriage and motherhood only: The movement only believes that's the only thing women are meant for.

Ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put

The formation of Stalin’s character is particularly important because the nature of his rule was so personal.

...{N}othing is harder for the developing writer than overcoming his anxiety that he is fooling himself and cheating or embarrassing his family and friends.

I still love the sound of breaking, the tearing of the page

No matter how many books I write, I will eventually get to fiction. That is where I'm going.

A careless risk undertaken thoughtlessly or in pursuit of a thrill is recklessness, but a hazard confronted for the glory of God is a different matter altogether.

When Maimonides says that the Messiah will come but that 'he may tarry, ' we see the origin of every Jewish shrug from Spinoza to Woody Allen.

I'll hide it on the Internet

Remember, today's challenges are tomorrow's testimonies.

Try your hardest to combat atrophy and routine. To question The Obvious and the given is an essential element of the maxim 'de omnius dubitandum' [All is to be doubted].

I don't know whether to be proud or appalled that danger, blood and death inspire you so.

Don't sit back and watch other people live out your dreams

...And you, you better run because i'm going to destroy you for what you've taken from me.

Technical expertise is only a tiny portion of what it takes to be a successful employee and, particularly, a successful leader.

I had never been so extravagantly proud of having blood that clotted.

You’ll live for as long as you live, and once you stop living, you don’t have to worry about staying alive any more because you’ll be dead.

Everyone's dying, Milcah. Some people are just dying sooner than others.

No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like

He was a good boy and ‘projected’ goodness – which later would be the downfall of many a person.

It was like the color of his eyes, she supposed - not quite one shade or another, and utterly unlike anyone else's.

She would see it as betrayal. Nothing more. Nothing less.

The secret to teamwork is an outward mindset.

Works of art are infinitely solitary and nothing is less likely to reach them than criticism. Only love can grasp them and hold them and do them justice.

But tears don't bring back the dead. I learned that.

Lifelong pain, an unwanted pregnancy, and even death may be the reward for such a brief window of pleasure. What a foolish gamble!

We prefer to be around others who bring out the best in us and make us feel good, don’t we? Customers want to do business with people who make them feel valued, appreciated, and happy.

ASK YOURSELF: Who are the people you are drawn to who bring out the best in you? How do they make you feel? Is your positive energy doing the same thing for others?

Upbeat people make us feel appreciated, important, and fantastic. These are the folks who expand and warm us with their positive energy.

How we feel with someone—if they improve our mood or cause our heart to sink—can determine the health of the relationship. How do you feel around them? It's a simple measurement tool.

What saps your energy and drains your strength? If it makes you feel bad on the inside, it will make those around you feel bad too! Don’t be the energy vampire whom people want to avoid.

Fuel Your Ride with Positive Energy. Having desire, vision, and focus will help you turn your bus in the right direction, and positive energy is needed to take you where you want to go.

Guard your energy by setting boundaries, just saying 'no, " and limiting your interactions with people who drain you. The measure—how do they make you feel?

Use positive affirmations to shift your mindset and re-train your brain for positivity.

Be in the Now Moment—don’t squander your energy on a past you can’t change or a future which has not yet happened.

How can you showcase your unique expertise, valuable experience, and strong education without sounding egotistical?

A quality education prepares you to make a living, make better choices, and have more doors open as you build a solid life.

Take your place among experienced professionals by focusing on ways to learn, grow, and succeed.

By establishing a strategic online presence through your website, social media, keywords, meta tags, and Google AdWords, the world may discover your expertise and "beat a path to your door.

Put in the time. To position yourself as an expert, practice, apply, experiment, volunteer, and work within your area of knowledge to deepen your own understanding as you build real-life experience.

When you have paid the price, earned the right, and done the homework to be called an expert, people perceive you differently.

Your expertise can elevate your impressions to bring you to an entirely new realm.

Your body language continuously communicates for you, whether you are aware of it or not. Are your intended messages being well conveyed?

One of the most compelling things about you is the energy you put forth—whether it is positive, negative, or neutral. And that is only the beginning.