- Physics
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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
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've started looking at my own father a bit funny. He assures me, though, that I really am the son of a Scottish postman.
- Desmond
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm crazy. I know I'm crazy 'cause Desmond Tutu told me, and he's very clever. He said, 'You must free yourself, be more of who you are. Be more crazy.' And I'm going to.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to believe, like many people who come from poor backgrounds, that it gave me an edge, but I think that's just something we have to tell ourselves to get by sometimes. I don't believe that anymore. Children of privilege can be just as talented and clever as anybody else.
- Having
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea of having Australians upset at me is just awful.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
In December of 2001, after September 11th, my wife, Jane Rosenthal, and Robert DeNiro asked me if I would help them create the Tribeca Film Festival. The idea was to revitalize lower Manhattan. We would show films on piers, in high schools. It was all about the community. We wanted it to be accessible to everybody.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a stunt double. His name is Glen Levy, and he has the hardest punch in the world. Seriously - it's actually been recorded by National Geographic. He calls it the Hammer Fist. And he's my stunt double! He makes me look awesome.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I think they loved me because I loved being part of their team, you know, and I quite often say to kids, that I was the worst player in the world's best football team - and that was good enough for me.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
For Oakley, I'm basically a media vehicle for them to promote the product. For me, it's both, I get a salary from them, but I also get great products so it just kind of works, continues on.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
All of a sudden you have this feeling of clarity. Backcountry snowboarding has really done a lot to boost that feeling in me.
- Nov 07, 2020
CBS was very generous in their offer to re-sign me. But I simply want to try something new.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother asked me once, 'Are you a misanthrope?' And I said, 'No, I just find people irritating.'
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't look at paying $8 billion for the directories business of Qwest as the thing that would really excite me... I'm looking at a connection to the human being where it's interesting.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020