- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was the influence on me - my father was absent. He was a diamond dealer; he was doing wonderful things in the background, and women were left at home. So my mother really was in charge of everything: the ballet, dance lessons, piano lessons, and latkes.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like Thomas Jefferson, though he intimidated me. I thought he would have been very tough to be around. I don't know if he had such a sense of humor.
- Nov 07, 2020
I once had someone say to me in an interview, 'You are more ugly on the screen than in real life.'
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, there are always things to learn. It's like the next movie is going to be the good one, you know.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
You get tough when you grow up unloved. People described me as a boyish girl - rather shy, but I didn't show it. I had an attitude. I was rather wild. I lied a lot because I knew the alternative was to be punished. As I got older I realised I didn't have to lie any more and it was a nice feeling. I could be myself.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Then, all of a sudden, here I am in the Press Room in the White House and walking in with the guards, who handed me three little pieces of paper asking me to send pictures to the guards at the White House.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing.
- Charity
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, charity often is just about giving, because you're supposed to, or because it's what you've always done - or it's about giving until it hurts.
- Hegemony
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- Nov 07, 2020
Show me one dictatorship in the world that has not been supported by the United States government or some European governments. It almost doesn't exist. I think a dictatorship and hegemony are part of the same phenomenon.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020