- Fire
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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
People called me a hoodlum and a thug. But they didn't tell you I was a carpenter, an architect, a stand-up comic - even a bartender. And a barbecue cook. But they didn't tell you that.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fox News never calls up Bobby Seale to articulate a stance in opposition to right-wing conservatives. To me, giving the New Black Panthers a platform on Fox is a subtle tactic to scare people.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worked with everybody, the best, and they actually paid me money to stand next to the people I idolized.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm such a lover of music that it would be very hard for me to pinpoint it to a particular artist.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd get 3-4 cheap home runs every year. You know, little 'wood shots' down either line. They would be pop flies in any other park. But, goodness me, they didn't count the number of long outs!
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When he asked if I would like to try second base, I thought, Hey, get me in the lineup.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 13 when I developed the classic symptoms of a person who gets diabetes: a lot of weight loss, a tremendous thirst, and blurry eyesight. My mom took me to the hospital, and the doctors took some blood tests. My blood sugar was so high that they knew right away.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew I'd never make it back to the major leagues as a player. Lee MacPhail came to me and asked if I wanted to manage the Yankees' Fort Lauderdale club. I thought about it for a day or two and decided to take the job. That was the turning point. I knew it was what I wanted to do.
- Nov 07, 2020
The Democratic Party of California is ready to sponsor me. All I have to do is find the right office to run for.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Show me any top entertainer or top business executive, and I'll show you a guy who has mapped out his life from the very start.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nearly everything I do is part of a master plan to make me the most important entertainer in the world.
- Nov 07, 2020