- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I Am Quotes
Quotes that begin with I am.
Each quote here starts with a direct claim of identity - some playful, like calling oneself a ham who likes to joke around, others more reflective, tying personal identity to one's art. Related reading includes Am Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are many days when I want to throw my computer out the window, when I tell myself I'd be better off selling shoes at the mall. But I always keep at it, because I have to. Writing is completely part of who I am. Even if I never published another book, I would keep at it - because it feeds my life and makes it richer.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always like the physical comedy because I actually do a lot of it in my own life, but not on purpose. I am the klutziest person on the planet.
- Flight
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get the first flight out from anywhere I am because I have to come home to my kids.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not driven by any bitterness by what happened in Athens. I learnt a lot of lessons from it and probably came through it a stronger person in the end. There have been a lot of near misses, and that's taught me to keep persevering and that there is a chance it can come right.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't give up on people. I don't have a dimmer switch. It's who I am. Until I am kicked out, I will be with you. I don't abandon people. I just don't.
- Checkmate
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I allow the fact that I am a Negro to checkmate my will to do, now, I will inevitably form the habit of being defeated.
- Nov 07, 2020
I am not on this planet to get something done - the things we accomplish are expressions of our purpose.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many lessons in life that can be learned through golf. I am not afraid to say that I am still learning some of them and probably will continue for some time.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am aware of the words 'national treasure' being attached to me occasionally. It just makes me feel old.
- Nov 07, 2020
I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020