- Hope
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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People can expect that from me as premier: If there's something to be done, something to be fixed, it'll happen.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been very determined to do things my own way and people can expect that from me.
- Judge
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm here to govern for everybody and I hope that people judge me on my merits and what I can do.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had some great mentors as I was coming up and starting to sing so early - I've been singing since I was four. I had people telling me how to preserve myself.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you pay your money to see me, I want you to have the best concert you can have from me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know how hard it is to send two kids to college when you ain't got nothing. I know people may not think of me in that way, but this business gives you ups and downs.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most people who ask me what's my favorite song, expect that it's 'Midnight Train' or 'Neither One of Us.' But actually, it's always kinda been 'The Need to Be' because of what it says. I love the way that song was written, I love the melody, I love everything about it.
- Attention
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- Nov 07, 2020
Would you believe that Sammy Davis, Jr. taught me how to sing a ballad? 'You can be in an arena,' he said, 'and you should be able to hold their attention.'
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was on Arsenio Hall's show, he asked me about working with Kanye West or John Legend. I said I'd love to.
- Improvement
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mary J. Blige has made the most improvement, to me, and the depth of the spirit and the soul in her music, the way she sings, gives her that 'it' factor.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people have said that I can 'hear' a hit song, meaning that I can tell the first time a song is played for me if it has potential. I have been able to hear some of the hits that way, but I can also 'feel' one.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
Daddy - I remember when he first let me drive the cultivator for him, you know... He eased you into the hard work that you had to do later.
- Nov 07, 2020