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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
Even now, when people ask me, 'Why did you take the job at Uber?' I say because my gut told me to.
- Environment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't be in an environment that is not conducive to me as a black woman.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, pop culture is very fluid: it's music, it's movies, it's books, it's art, it's tech, it's so many things - and as marketing and brand advocates, we should be able to to take products and services and match them to what's happening in pop culture.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
If our employees are wearing the Uber sweatshirt to the grocery store, that would make me feel great.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no more exciting moment for me as a brand strategist than a turnaround.
- Step
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- Nov 07, 2020
What drew me into making movies is trying to make characters that step off the screen.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I'd be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
The weird thing is, if I'd made 'The Incredibles,' shot-for-shot - exactly the same script, same timing, same shots - in live action, it would be perceived very differently, and somehow more adult than me doing it in animation. I find that fascinating and frustrating.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Other than Peter Jackson doing 'Lord of the Rings,' I don't get it when filmmakers follow up a movie with a sequel to the same movie. God bless 'em if they can be up for it, but that would drive me insane.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I try as much as possible to just think about being in the movie theatre, having the lights dim, and what would I want to see on the screen. That puts me in the frame of mind that made me want to be in the movie business to begin with.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had this notion that I could convince people who were skeptical of national Democrats to vote for me because I could bring home the bacon, or because I could find some personal pitch to them.
- Overcome
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- Nov 07, 2020
But it was very hard for people to separate me out from Hillary Clinton. All their ads were Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, John Edwards, and me. They said I was more liberal than these guys, and that if I went to Washington I'd be supporting their agenda. I found that extremely difficult to overcome.
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