- Life
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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
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wouldn't have dared ask God for all that He's given me. I couldn't have done it on my own. I thank God every day for what I have.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had failed the psychological profiling of a terrorist. The central committee of the Red Brigades had judged me too single-minded and too opinionated to become a good terrorist.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am most grateful for having bad eyesight, which prevented me from becoming a commercial pilot and instead, led me to having the best job in the world - representing the people of California's 47th Congressional District.
- Partner
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt like I was flying without a net. But once I realized that the audience was my partner, I was flying a jet, because the people would allow me to develop the character on stage.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents didn't want me to go into show business. They were afraid of what would happen if I didn't succeed. They wanted me to get married and have babies. I never saw marriage and family in my life.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Watching movies was like going to school for me. It still is. You're always learning. Even if it's bad, you're learning what not to do.
- Flung
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I left the house to become an actress, my mother literally flung her body across the door and said, 'You're killing me!' It was a very strict household. That can be okay, but there was also no nourishment, either.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a movie buff. My mom would take me to a double feature. We'd come out, go have Chinese food, and then go back into another cinema and see another double feature. I feel I'm a child of the movies.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me.
- Big Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
With pop music and pop musicians, you know everything about everyone all the time, particularly their physical appearance. With female musicians, that's made a big thing of, and I think people, certainly with me, have appreciated a bit of mystery.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm usually really drawn to a song, and I know it would be good to cover if it sounds like something that I could write, or I wished I could write. Sometimes a writer just sounds like they're in your head, and that is really cool for me.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have two younger sisters who are 11 years younger than me. So I was an only child for a while.
- Easiest Way
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best thing you can give me is your time. The easiest way to get me angry is to waste my time.
- Nov 07, 2020
For me, modern technology has ruined romance and movies - nobody can run to the airplane gate anymore.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020