- People
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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
- George Washington
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- Nov 07, 2020
If that was good enough for George Washington, it's good enough for me.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
With all the problems we are having, I won't be afraid to tell leadership, 'You need to explain to me why I should follow you anywhere.'
- Injuries
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've talked to Frank Gore, Willis McGahee - different guys who had similar injuries to me. Those guys have been great mentors to me and kept me motivated.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
My background has made me the person I am today. It's made me a mentally and physically tough guy.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing bothers me. You can set my hair on fire, I'm still going to go. I'm just one of those guys.
- Embrace
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- Nov 07, 2020
Embrace the grind because it was once taken from me.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I walked out of 'Harry and the Hendersons.' Harry bugged me; I don't know. Yeah, it's weird because I think Sasquatches are great, but not then. Maybe not that weekend - I don't know. I don't know what it was.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've spent a lot of time self-reflecting. Especially as an actor, you have to know yourself really well in order to do things effectively. And when I dress, I dress for me. I don't dress to make other people think that I'm this way or that way.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
While WHO has never had a director from Africa, no one should elect me because I am from Africa.
- Contracted
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- Nov 07, 2020
I contracted malaria while working in the field. That was the impetus for me to pursue a doctorate in community health. As a young academic, I investigated the patterns of malaria's spread and the potential measures we could employ to control it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hear all the time that boys don't like stories about girls. Which never made much sense to me. Wasn't 'Terminator' about a girl? And 'Alien'? Hell, I grew up on 'The Wizard of Oz.' People enjoy stories about anything if they're good stories.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
So, that notion of hypertext seemed to me immediately obvious because footnotes were already the ideas wriggling, struggling to get free, like a cat trying to get out of your arms.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
The plane took off at 8:10 in the morning - or that's when it was scheduled to take off. And that's when I believe it took off. I had been in my office at the Department of Justice. Someone told me that there had been the two strikes that occurred at the World Trade Center.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020