- Music
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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
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since the beginning of my recording career in 1975, I have had a little difficulty because the pop stations think I'm a jazzer who doesn't have a feeling for pop, so it's hard to get my records played. Similarly, black urban radio doesn't understand that with my R&B roots, I am more than a jazz singer. So I get pigeonholed.
- Thank You
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm touched by the Beatles. I want some of the music I do to reflect that. Here I am. I love Sly Stone and James Brown and Stevie Wonder, and I want my music to reflect some of that. Here I am. I'm touched by Jon Hendricks. I want some of my music to reflect that. And when I write, you're going to hear it.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Listen, man: I am not the industrial godfather, king, whatever. I don't relish that title. I don't like it. I think it's limiting. I do country, I do blues. I don't just go straight.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never want to be in that stage where a band ends up playing state fairs and casinos. I am not willing to go out shooting up Botox and eating corn dogs while judging pig contests.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am humble enough to understand there are many people who know much more than I do on many subjects, so I listen to them. Integrity is also critical to leadership, so I believe there must always be alignment between what you think, say, and do.
- Financial
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not for buying into financial services firms because I am not sure of the quality.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
Forty-six years after my parents' journey from India, here I am, the grandson of a spare auto parts salesman and a file clerk, tapped by the President of the United States to be the nation's chief communications regulator.
- Grace
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love doing stunts, though I have to be careful with my back. As for dances, somehow I am uncomfortable doing them. I lack grace.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am in movies basically for the money, and frankly, I have a hard time believing those who say they act for the love of acting!
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020