“Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.”

“Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.”

Erica Jong (1942) Novelist, poet, memoirist, critic

“Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel.”

Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors

“Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”

Jim Henson (1936–1990) American puppeteer

“keep your hand moving”

Natalie Goldberg (1948) American writer

“…why doesn't somebody write a tract on "How to Be a Christian and yet keep your Hands off of Other People's Things."”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

“If you can keep your son off the pipe and your daughter off the pole, you're ahead of the game.”

Chris Rock (1965) American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director

“Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then.”

Henry David Thoreau book Walden ou la vie dans les bois

“But there is that feeling. And there’s always another challenge, and that keeps us humble. Life knocks you off your pedestal.”

Pema Chödron (1936) American philosopher

“Your greatest creation is your creative life. It's all in your hands.”

Sara Zarr (1970) American children's writer