- Man
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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
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tell my colleagues that it is actually all right to make mistakes, and I am worried when they do not make them, because it means that they either hide them from me or are not trying hard enough.
- Come
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pickup points are a natural additional network for delivery. For me, the surprise is that Amazon didn't come up with that idea.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New York, and all there was on it at the time was Madonna and Michael Jackson, so it sort of passed me by.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was very lucky. Things happened, both bad and good, but I never got into real, deep trouble. But it wore me down. By the time I was 18, I was done. I didn't want to live the life any more. I needed to develop past the point that busking takes you to.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Seeing how those companies operate, it didn't amount to a massive vote of confidence in their artists. There was talk of me going to Columbia after that, but nothing happened. I got disillusioned, and I pulled back.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
He was also very clear that the decision to cast me as Cora was all Michael's.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom loves me a lot, and I think if I was taken from her, she would have lost her mind.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have an all-black Mahalo ukulele - it's like my baby. It has brought me so much peace and comfort.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can only speak for myself and what feminism means to me, and that is equality for every human being: equal rights, equal representation, equal pay, etc.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020