“There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.”

“Cause when you got love, like we got love.
I'm holding on to heaven, holding onto you.
When you got one, like I got one.
Anyway you looking, it's a hell of a view.
Don't know where we're gonna be, but I know we're be sitting on top of the world.
So keep hanging onto me.
Yeah, don't you wanna be sitting on top of the world?
Top of the world.”

Tim McGraw (1967) American country singer

“That's a way that you can tell if you got an argument right: it's communicable, understandable, and memorable.”

Jordan Peterson (1962) Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology

“I think if you've got something to say and you can say it with less, that's the way to go.”

Philip Ó Ceallaigh (1968) Irish writer

“Hold what you've got and hit them where you can.”

Ernest King (1878–1956) United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Operations

“Everyone has got to realise you can't hold onto the past if you want any future. Each second should lead to the next one.”

Joe Strummer (1952–2002) British musician, singer, actor and songwriter

“Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, Yeah”

Alicia Keys (1981) American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress

“You may think you’ve got a long way to go, but you need to look back at how far you’ve already come. You may not be everything you want to be but atleast you can thank God that you’re not what you used to be.”

Joel Osteen (1963) American televangelist and author

“Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.”

movie Pursuit of happiness

“He closes his hand around mine and I hold on. I like his hand. It's big and holds easy but sure. It's the kind of hold that says, I got you if you want me, but I'll let you go if you feel like running for a while.”

Karen Marie Moning (1964) author