- Man
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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
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
You remember that my great vision came to me when I was only nine years old, and you have seen that I was not much good for anything until after I had performed the horse dance near the mouth of the Tongue River during my eighteenth summer.
- Drought
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- Nov 07, 2020
You see, I had been riding with the storm clouds, and had come to earth as rain, and it was drought that I had killed with the power that the Six Grandfathers gave me.
- Been
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, the arts has always been sort of my saving grace.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like Black Thought is a name that has so much meaning and depth, not only to me but to my fans, that it's something that I wanted to hold onto a little bit tighter.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm in great company and some may say that the underexposure has added to my allure and the staying power of me as a MC and The Roots as a band.
- Nov 07, 2020
Some of my favorites are the classics like 'What They Do,' 'Proceed,' 'You Got Me,' and 'Silent Treatment.'
- Private
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I'm a super private person.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can always hear me breathing during my verses, but that breathing becomes part of the music.
- Nov 07, 2020
I move in silence. I don't like puttin' too much of me out there to be dissected, analyzed.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
My children have a world of opportunities that were not available to me. My kids have no idea about going without - there's no desire or need they have that hasn't been fulfilled, which is a blessing.
- Nov 07, 2020
I like that the hard-core ruffians, the street thugs come up to me and say, 'Man, you killed it with Adele.'
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
We don't try to please everyone. Those older fans who expect something from The Roots are a tad more important to me than getting new fans.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was kind of a MySpace kid in high school, and people thought since I had so many MySpace friends that they didn't need to be nice to me in real life. They were like, 'You get enough attention online,' or they were jealous or something. I don't really know.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just really love being the first to do something and that drives me to think, 'What are people not doing right now, and how can I be the best at it?'
- Lawyer
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family was very unsure, and they told me to have a 'plan B' - until I did my publishing deal at 21 for over a million dollars. Then I tattooed my neck to prove I'll never become a lawyer.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020