- Glasses
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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
- Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, financially it's a little bit better. But it's better than than when I was a teacher. But I kind of - it's allowed me to buy a house. And I've been able to help my mother with some stuff and my brother. So, that's nice.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some point, have, you know, 1.5 children, and be a principal possibly one day. But I think that that was kind of my problem. I allowed myself to plan out my life and didn't let provident direction guide my life.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.
- Strength
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- Nov 07, 2020
I first came to London as a musician, and when my group broke up, I did 'Guys and Dolls' at the Watford Palace theatre. After that, Ned Sherrin found me and brought me to the West End to do one of his shows. The work went from strength to strength, so I thought: 'This is where the world wants me; I'll stay.'
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father wanted me to be a pharmacist like himself. He had been a doctor, but he no longer believed in medicine; so he became a pharmacist, but he believed in that hardly more.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
Films with a message just make me laugh.
- Advice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Shortly after my Ph.D., Alfred Kastler urged me to accept a teaching position at the University of Paris. I followed his advice and started to teach at the undergraduate level.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Finally here is a beautiful day, a superb sun like at Giverny. So I worked without stopping, for the tide at this moment is just as I need it for several motifs. This has bucked me up a bit.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hubble is very close to my heart, and going back to Hubble, because I was there once already in 1993, is really a great privilege for me.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother tells me that I was a very busy, curious child and that I quite often challenged my father when I was little, which she thought was rather good for him!
- Boring
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's a pity for him that my father didn't have the pleasure of seeing me grow up. I think he missed out on something. But it doesn't matter. It's boring. I don't have any anger about it.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not going to run around uselessly spending money. It's a matter of choosing your charity. Some people choose themselves. For me, that is not enough.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020