- 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
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, we must act with intelligence. We must work on this framework, so that immigration becomes an asset to both nations. Believe me, what - just the Mayor Bloomberg said here in New York, that this city would be stopped, totally stopped if it were not by the immigrants working here.
- Graduation
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- Nov 07, 2020
They couldn't sign me until after I graduated, but right after graduation day, I had nine different organizations there wanting to sign me.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I liked Jackie as an individual. I felt bad about how he was treated. He's a better man than me by far.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I could not have taken what he took, sliding into second base and having a guy stand over you and spit on you, call you every name in the book. Believe me, for him not to respond, to ignore it and not retaliate, you can't say enough good about Jackie.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I keep a lot of things inside. I don't like showing too much emotion. Early in the minor leagues, they wanted me to show more emotion, but it wasn't me.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
I guess my name was gonna be Michael Vernon Wells, and I came out, and my dad saw my nose. He always says that my nose right now is the same size as it was when I was born. So he had to name me Vernon. He's got a big schnozz on him, too.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Why push people away? I love when people come up to me and say they appreciate the work!
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People make me key chains... someone attached a Dauntless symbol to a silver pen. That one is what I use to sign books. I use that a lot. I like to keep them around because they remind me that people are waiting for these books and that they really love them. It gives me motivation in those times when I'm not feeling very motivated.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a teenager, I put a lot of pressure on myself, and a lot of that, for me, was about finding a moral high ground. As I've grown up, I've decided to abandon that because it made me judgmental and also stressed me out.
- Hurt
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came to running late. It was something I had always wanted to do, but I always end up getting hurt. It didn't occur to me that I could actually slow down and walk a little bit!
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things that fascinated me about modeling was that you had the freedom to look any way you wanted.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people have called me the black Bette Midler, and I regard that as a compliment.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't you dare print my first name. That would make me sound like a real country girl.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father instilled in me - of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself - to define God, to define holiness for myself.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Faith is important to me.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020