- Nobody
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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
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother wanted me to be friends only with children she considered socially suitable.
- French People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is very clear in my mind that the French people elected Emmanuel, and they haven't elected me, although they knew, of course, that we were a couple.
- Nov 07, 2020
I have no idea what to wear; Nicolas Ghesquiere has made me a wardrobe for every circumstance.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm lucky to have met Nicolas Ghesquiere, the creative director of Vuitton. He understands me and knows me, and I admire his sensibility and talent. Karl Lagerfeld is another huge designer and artist for whom I feel affection and admiration.
- Enlightenment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a creature of the eighteenth century at heart: The Enlightenment and the search for happiness suit me.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a boundless passion for Flaubert. It's unthinkable to me that someone might not have read 'Madame Bovary.' He writes with a scalpel. Everything has meaning. My students were not allowed not to like him!
- Comfortable
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- Nov 07, 2020
My childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare. I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've covered a lot of ground geographically and emotionally and for years I lost my connection with my family. But the best comfort you can have, whether you are on the phone or sitting there in the living room with them, is with your parents, and to me family has always meant protection. When you smile you get a smile back, unconditionally.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me. Before you have your first baby you are a girl and then you become a mother. There is no transition into being a woman; you literally become a mum and being a mum means you always love someone else more than yourself and it is an unexplainable situation.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 13 when I reached my present height. I was so skinny I looked like one of those starving people in Africa. The boys in my class would beat me up because I was too tall.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Certain men get intimidated and insecure around me. They can never get over the fact that I am taller than they are, but it really shouldn't matter.
- Grandmother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a very close relationship with my grandmother. She actually helped raise me.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am so lucky to have the job that I have. I can never lose sight of the fact that people are counting on me to do my best.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
The interesting part of the process is developing the character, you know, why did he become that? Why is the guy a murderer, or why is this guy a pervert, or whatever he is. So that's the fun part for me to delve into the abyss.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020