- People
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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
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
My friend Harry Belafonte is an activist and musician, an extraordinary man who has dedicated his life to human rights. He taught me the power of words and that music can be used to heal and educate people.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The way I look at it, people pay me to travel. Once we get to the stage, that part is easy.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a great cook. People have asked me to do a cookbook.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 8, I began to study ballet. In seventh grade, my mother took me into New York to study at the School of American Ballet. I loved ballet - its precision, the escape from uncertainty, and the music.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a person, when I was seven or eight, my dad would try very hard to tutor me through school because I had learning difficulties or whatever. I would wish that they could just plant a chip in my brain so that I would know everything and not have to study.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hillary Clinton bothers me a lot. I realized the other day that her thoughts sound a lot like Karl Marx. She hangs around a lot of Marxists. All her friends are Marxists.
- Publishing
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- Nov 07, 2020
But we discovered that, although I liked publishing, the commercial side meant nothing at all to me.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father realised that for me to become a publisher in his firm would have been the end of the firm!
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now, I had been drawing all this time - especially in France of course - so, when I came back, my father gave me the chance to do a cover for one of the books he published.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
When George Bush asked me to sign on, it obviously wasn't because he was worried about carrying Wyoming. We got 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming, although those three electoral votes turned out to be pretty important last time around.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
President Bush gave me a tremendous opportunity to serve as the vice president. I enjoyed very much having the opportunity to be a part of his team. He told me at the outset, he wanted me to sign on to be a part of his team - and he was true to his word, kept it. He was tough. He was decisive. He was also a pretty good politician.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been extraordinarily fortunate that I've been able to go live a very active, stressful life. And I don't believe that my heart disease changed me for the worst.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020