„You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.“

„You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love.“

—  Richelle Mead, книга Frostbite

Источник: Frostbite

„You've got to say what you mean and mean what you say… Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through.“

—  Deb Caletti American writer 1963

Источник: The Six Rules of Maybe

„D’you know what happens when you hurt people?’ Ammu said. ‘When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.“

—  Arundhati Roy, книга The God of Small Things

Источник: The God of Small Things

„You've got the temperament of a scholar, and you live on your own and write books. You don't have anything to do with civilization. You've been in London a few days and you can't wait to get back home. But how about the people who can't write books -- people there's no outlet for in this civilization? What about your new men who don't know what to do?“

—  Colin Wilson author 1931 - 2013

Источник: The Glass Cage (1966), p. 200

„You know, sometimes you've got to trust the people you love. You've got to trust that if they're good people, they'll make good decisions.“

—  Janette Rallison American writer 1966

Источник: How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend

„And even if you don't tell this person you've forgiven them, because sometimes you can't, it's amazing what will happen in your life, what will happen with that person, what will happen with you and other people, if you have a forgiving spirit and let it go.“

—  Ysabella Brave American singer 1979

"Forgiveness" (7 July 2007)
Контексте: Now do we have to forgive and forget? No! In fact sometimes it's important to remember, so that you can prevent something like that from happening again, or know that it's not ok with you, even with that person or anyone else.
But forgiving — why not? Do it so that you can be free. And I guarantee you, you will be free of this thing. And even if you don't tell this person you've forgiven them, because sometimes you can't, it's amazing what will happen in your life, what will happen with that person, what will happen with you and other people, if you have a forgiving spirit and let it go.

„We're One but We're not the same. Well, We hurt each other and We'll do it again. You say love is a temple, Love a higher law. Love is a temple, Love a higher law. You ask Me to enter, then You make Me crawl. And I can't be holding on to what you got, when all You've got is hurt.“

—  Bono Irish rock musician, singer of U2 1960

"One"
Lyrics, Achtung Baby (1991)

„You've got your whole life to do something,
And that's not very long.
So why don't you give me a call
When you're willing to fight
For what you think is real,
For what you think is right.“

—  Ani DiFranco musician and activist 1970

Willing to Fight
Song lyrics

„When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.“

—  Arundhati Roy Indian novelist, essayist 1961

„Maybe… because for the first time… there was a chance I could keep him,” I say.
“So now that you've got me, what are you going to do with me?”
“Put you somewhere you can't get hurt.”
And when he kisses me, people in the room actually sigh.“

—  Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

Источник: The Hunger Games

„There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part. You can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop! And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it — that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!“

—  Mario Savio American activist 1942 - 1996

Speech, Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley (1964-12-02).

„About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.“

—  Rita Mae Brown Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist 1944

„I knew how much it hurt to be the daughter of people who can't see you, not even if you are standing in front of them stomping your feet.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

Источник: Wintergirls

„I realized that life is so short: Why waste one minute of it worrying what other people think or say about you, or what score you got on some test? Why not believe what you want to believe, and do what you love?“

—  Meg Cabot Novelist 1967

„You've got to be hurt and upset; otherwise you can't think of the really good, penetrating, X-rayish phrases.“

—  Aldous Huxley, книга Brave New World

Источник: Brave New World

„It's crazy, right? To love someone who's hurt you? It's even crazier to think that someone who hurts you loves you.“

—  Jodi Picoult, книга The Tenth Circle

Источник: The Tenth Circle

„I would say the main thing in any young kid's life is education. Even if a guy is prejudiced, he can be educated to understand why he is prejudiced. Education plays a great role in all life, whether you're black or white. You've got to go to high school, you've got to go to college. When you come out of college or high school, you can play sports. If you ever get hurt, they can't take that brain away from you, you've got that.“

—  Willie Mays Baseball player 1931

Academy of Achievement Interview (1996)

„You can't ever tell what's going to hurt people.“

—  Evelyn Waugh, книга A Handful of Dust

Источник: A Handful of Dust

„You can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now.“

—  Kate DiCamillo, книга Because of Winn-Dixie

Источник: Because of Winn-Dixie