- 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
- Great Career
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coming in, I had no idea basketball would be a career for me, but I grew 7 inches in college and was fortunate to have a great career in the NBA. The experience taught me about service, what our great country was built on, the sacrifices people have made, how to work together and trust the people around you to accomplish a great goal.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a great reader, believe it or not. It's not the vocabulary - my father made me read the dictionary when I was little - but my attention span is poor. Takes me months to read one book.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're a better scorer than me, I'll put you down on the block; you score. I don't care. I can do other things.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was difficult to step away. I've always been an athlete. And to give that up was extremely daunting. The looming factor of brain damage, to me, was too strong.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.
- Creativity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.
- Humble
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once said to me, 'If you're not laughing, then you're not getting it.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's what takes people out of the fight half the time. They get hit and half the reaction is your ego is saying, 'I cannot believe that person just lit me up - how humiliating.'
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things I've discovered at my age is I must have enchantment. And that was not clear to me in my earlier years. When I look at my favorite films, the Frank Capra - even Scorsese, even 'Goodfellas,' what makes that movie so remarkable is there's enchantment in their world.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish to spend my life's twilight being just who I am. I could claim noble reasons as coming out in order to move gay rights forward, but I must admit it is for far more selfish reasons. Now is the time I wish to find someone, and I do not desire to force any potential partner to live a life of extreme discretion with me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know the rules of grammar... If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language, the language they use every day, the language in which they think. We try to write in the vernacular.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020