- America
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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would rather five people knew my work and thought it was good work than five million knew me and were indifferent.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting like an adult and being professional on set and getting my work done has just been a lifestyle for me. It's not something I have to try hard to do, necessarily.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
Going to the Portland Trail Blazers, who actually took the time to invest in me, was perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me in my career. I got to a small market where I could focus on basketball, basketball, basketball. No distractions.
- Daughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a daughter, Catherine, aged 30. I have a 9-year-old son, Nathaniel, a 7-year-old son, Ridley, and a 6-year-old daughter, Truma. I'm 68. The age gap between the younger kids and me is not something I think about much because I feel physically about like I did when I was 40, or at least, I think I do.
- Grandfather
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my case, a papadaddy is a father. My paternal grandfather was called Papa by my father who was called Daddy by me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Recently, I was preparing to sing Springsteen's 'If I Should Fall Behind' for a wedding and was unable to get through it without tears. My wife handed me 'Love You Forever.' I read it. I cried. But that cry somehow cured me of crying while singing the song. Go figure.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope people will like my novels after I'm dead. And I hope my children think about me in good ways, by and large.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, the noise of a threshing machine is better music than a lot of music I hear nowadays. I took a man's place in the threshing crew when I was only 14 years old.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
A great free joy surges through me when I work... with tense slashes and a few thrusts the beautiful white fields receive their color and the work is finished in a few minutes.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it. Countless people tell me, 'I got into wrestling because my grandfather watched it.' It was always there.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am both honored and blessed to have had such a wonderful career with the L.A. Galaxy and I am thankful for everything the club, the fans and the community has done for me and my family.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like the guys on the team and the coaching here. I especially like the management. The Galaxy have been really good to me.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020