- Myself
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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
- Empire
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I do not wish to build an empire.
- Outside
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- Nov 07, 2020
The point of my explanation is I'm very subjective when it comes to describing my characters: they are all a little bit a part of me from the outside in or the inside out - but to put your mind at ease, I built Paul Snider from the outside in.
- Owe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't owe my success to state subsidies but to a faithful public which has sustained me.
- Content
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- Nov 07, 2020
Western civilization shapes the content of my films, provides me with subjects that haven't been used before.
- Data
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a Facebook user, do I have control of the data Facebook keeps about me? Concretely: can I examine and modify that data using tools of my choosing which are built for my needs?
- Filtered
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- Nov 07, 2020
Does Facebook behave like a tool in my hand, or a firehose designed to spew at me in accordance with other peoples' agendas? Concretely: can I write my own client to present a filtered view of the Facebook stream, or have other people do that for me?
- New Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing with decks, for me, has always been about trying new things. I make it a point to keep trying different things, keep pushing it a little bit at a time.
- Animal Rights
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a huge supporter of animal rights - and I've been an outspoken critic of the cruelties routinely inflicted on livestock at factory farms. But it really bothers me that the mistreatment of pigs and chickens and cows seems to attract a lot more attention and spark a lot more outrage than the abuse of immigrant workers.
- Car
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- Nov 07, 2020
Your car should drive itself. It's amazing to me that we let humans drive cars... It's a bug that cars were invented before computers.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.
- Looking Forward
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really looking forward to just concentrating on the swimming part now instead of what's going on with me outside the pool.
- Perspective
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've kind of got an out in cancer. It keeps things in perspective for me.
- Muscle
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know what cancer did to me but I put on probably 10 pounds of muscle and got a lot stronger in the weight room and during our dry-land stuff.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
I realize I'm a very lucky man. I love what I do, I love films, TV and theater, and the fact that I'm able to make a living at it staggers me.
- Coppola
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- Nov 07, 2020