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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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My own experience being bullied - it made me a more compassionate person. It made me more sympathetic to the adolescent experience.
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- Nov 07, 2020
You see airbrushed images of me, but I know the person who's walking barefoot, dodging dog poo in the yard.
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my most laughable moments was when we visited the monkeys in Ubud - they really seemed to like me and at one point, I had three males on my head and shoulders.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just remember Stella Tenant and me dancing in Donatella Versace's bathtub until like four in the morning. It was one of those 'pinch me' moments.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's like there's a pulsating, hidden world, governed by ancient laws and principles, underlying everything around us - from the movements of electrical charges to the motions of the planets - and most people are completely unaware of it. To me, that's a shame.
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, it was my first cosmic connection, on par with a first kiss. No other planet looks as unworldly or surreal as Saturn. When you see it floating in the eyepiece of your telescope, you feel as if you've uncovered mystery in the cosmos.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The book that blew the doors off the house, grabbing me with its breathtakingly deep and irresistible view of the universe and our relation to it, was 'Intelligent Life in the Universe' by I. S. Shklovskii and Carl Sagan. I recall an enchanting all-nighter completing a college homework assignment to read the first chapter.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cassini was so profoundly, scientifically successful. It's amazing to me, even, what we were able to do right up until the end.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was drawn to astronomy by a teenage existential quest. Around 13, I was deep into wondering about the meaning of life and what I was doing here. I turned to religion, but that did nothing for me. I got to wondering where was here. So, I began studying astronomy and became enthralled by what I learned.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd never heard of Robert Hellenga; I didn't think a book with the name 'Snakewoman of Little Egypt' would hold any appeal for me at all.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get called Pink quite a lot. The Pink of the Action Sport World. Or Queen of the Dirt - some call me that.
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- Nov 07, 2020