- 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
- Show
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Rent' was the show that made me want to write. Or that showed me you're allowed to write.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
'West Wing' was huge. Like 'Hamilton,' it pulls back the curtain on how decision-making happens at the highest level, or at least how you hope it would be. The amount of information Aaron Sorkin packs into a scene gave me this courage to trust the audience to keep up.
- Quality
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only other thing that's like video games for me is watching tennis on TV. I can have it on, and there's a rhythmic quality to it - I can be watching Wimbledon or the U.S. Open and still be working.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fun for me in collaboration is, one, working with other people just makes you smarter; that's proven.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know they call me a crazy lady, but I'm only interested in making movies and having people see them.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not until, years later, I found my true interest in life did I discover that I could master a subject, no matter how difficult, if it helped me in what I wanted to do.
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things that made me persist in the Antarctic in the face of sickening discouragements was my determination to name a portion of the earth's surface after my father.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an American value. That fight took me ten years. It took me all the way to the Supreme Court. And, in a 5-4 decision, they stood on the side of those who shortchanged my pay, my overtime, and my retirement just because I am a woman.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Supreme Court told me that I should have filed a complaint within six months of the company's first decision to pay me less even though I didn't know about it for nearly two decades.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first bill that President Obama signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. I think it says something about his priorities that the first bill he put his name on has my name on it too. As he said that day with me by his side, 'Making our economy work means making sure it works for everyone.'
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like my whole life dragged out. I don't want anyone to know about me, because I don't think I'm very interesting... I like my work. I like what I gave. And that was it.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Time means nothing to me.
- Good Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The good thing about me is, I only do deals with people that I love to begin with.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020