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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
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our team security said, even if you go to a supermarket, have someone with you. So everywhere I go - grocery shopping, practice, go to games, go to plays - I always have someone with me because you never know, a lone wolf, one of the crazy Erdogan supporters will do something.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
After I see in OKC, I see this is how NBA teams are. You know how you're like in a dream and you have a superpower and just don't want to open your eyes and end the dream? Oklahoma City's been like that to me.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
What am I doing, just playing basketball? It was eating at me. Because basketball, you play, you retire, you’re done. I wanted to do something more.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before I go to those teams, I say, ‘Hey, I’m a Muslim and I have to pray five times a day.' And they respect it so much that they give me a prayer room. So before the game, after the game, before practice, before I fly out, I can go to that room whenever I want and pray.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pomp, power, and military bombast of 'La Marseillaise' draws me into the history of France and my own. The surname I was born with was French: D'Orsay; perhaps an ancestor was amongst those troops that marched to this evocative anthem for the first time as they entered Paris 200 years ago!
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the BBC approached me, it just felt right for me to be a part of an institution like Eurovision.
- His
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- Nov 07, 2020
Elvis stole his sideburns from me.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Retirement has never entered my mind for one moment because I don't feel the age I am - and I don't act it, and I don't speak like it. When God calls me, that's when I stop. Until then, I'm going to just keep going.
- Nov 07, 2020
Eventually, when I recorded 'Release Me,' it sort of stamped my style, and I've followed in that vein ever since.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know I haven't spent a lot of time with my children because my job takes me all over the world and takes me away from my children, but I've given them a good education and security. If anything happens to me, my children's future is well-secured. So I think I've done well as a father.
- Entertainment Industry
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first manager chose the name Engelbert Humperdinck for me. My real name is Arnold George Dorsey. It didn't really quite hit the entertainment industry the way it should have. But when my manager chose the name Engelbert Humperdinck, I had a hit record immediately, which was called 'Release Me.'
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can go in front of thousands of people on stage and not be afraid, but when there's just a few people, that scares me.
- Nov 07, 2020
My fans have supported me in concerts around the world regardless of how well my current album was selling.
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my concerts, I'm always doing new songs, so someone seeing me for the first time or many times before will be pleasantly surprised and hopefully entertained.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020