- Kitchen
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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
- Dinner
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- Nov 07, 2020
Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
- Respect
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- Nov 07, 2020
I respect all women who came before me to blaze trails into the workplace for us.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I could actually be somebody that, if you showed me new gun-control legislation could help solve this problem, I might actually be able to support something like that.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm open-minded. I don't consider myself gay or hetero, I just am. I've had experiences all over the planet but it always comes down to just me, but I think at this point if I had an ongoing relationship I believe it would be with a man.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.
- Freedom From
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- Nov 07, 2020
All that money stuff was so strange; all it ever meant to me was freedom from worry. I'm happier now than I've ever been but I still wish I had that money.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always been terrified of the death of my parents. I never knew if I could count on myself. I never knew if that would send me over the edge.
- Dangerous
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- Nov 07, 2020
Constantine 'Costa' Gratsos had made his fortune as a lifelong associate of shipping icon Aristotle Onassis. He took a liking to me, became my first mentor, and showed me how to swim in the deep, dangerous waters of business.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jim Newman, the business visionary who created the term 'comfort zone,' showed me how to expand my horizons. Thanks to Jim, after I attended one of his PACE Seminars in 1978; I moved out of my comfort zone at Bear Stearns and became a super successful oilman.
- Chaos
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jerry Ormand was already a legendary Texas oilman when I met him. Yet he took the time to introduce me to the fine points of the oil business and how to survive and prosper amid the chaos of a rough-and-tumble industry.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
As I have said many times - no 1 loves me as much as I love myself! And if you can't really love yourself, you can't love anything you do!
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
As I have told many, the only goal my dad had for me was to keep me alive to reach the age of reason! He had no aspirations for me vis-a-vis education, wealth, or anything else!
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I may be wrong, but I am never in doubt! And anyone who has been around me for even a minute understands that my self-confidence and self-esteem is sometimes overwhelming!
- Skin
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- Nov 07, 2020
By definition, to work with me, you need thicker skin and must be OK with a certain amount of verbal abuse!
- Communism
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- Nov 07, 2020