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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
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cologne was my big team, my favourite team. I trained one week in Cologne, and they asked me to sign for Cologne. At 17 or 18, the coach asked me to go the first-team training ground. I was lucky to have that coach.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know I have a left foot that was probably gifted to me by God, or someone up there, and I can always rely on it.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, it's important to stay healthy more than it is to have one good victory.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never had goals to be in the top 10 or top five in the world. I just try to find the borders, find what level I can reach. I have a good team around me, so hopefully it's going to get even better.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was torn between the Americanness my mom wanted for me and the Mexicanness my father wanted - they were wrestling for cultural influence over me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People think of me as a political writer, but I don't think of myself that way.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is beauty in our roots. Sometimes we think our roots are shameful, and people tell you that you're no good or your ancestors are no good or that you come from a neighborhood of no hope and terrible crime. But it's about the beauty of those places, and I carry that with me.
- Forget
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's almost easy for me to write about a magnificent tropical village with orchids and dragonflies. That's intoxicating, but the United States is magical, too. We just forget this.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
It became really important to me if I was going to write 'Hummingbird's Daughter' to try to do honor to women.
- Expectations
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- Nov 07, 2020
Masculinity is kind of a toxic curse, isn't it? The expectations of it were hard on me.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like being angry all the time; it's not good for me. I have to have serenity or else go to war.
- Certain Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you were to ask me if I'd ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cocktail, I'd have to say that I doubt it; where certain things are concerned, I plan ahead.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to thank all of the L.A. fans. You've never failed me. I live through you.
- Messi
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- Nov 07, 2020
Messi no longer surprises me.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020