- 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
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't in any way disparage any time I've had in the trenches because it really has made me the artist I am today.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, life is about being positive and hopeful, choosing to be joyful, choosing to be encouraging, choosing to be empowering.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was fine being in the closet at the beginning of my career because that's what you were supposed to be - until I realized that it didn't serve anybody, and I was left feeling utterly empty. This is who I am, so I've gotta be me.
- Library
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- Nov 07, 2020
Seeing Jennifer Holliday from 'Dreamgirls' perform on the Tony Awards telecast and later discovering Barbra Streisand by listening to her albums at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh really changed everything for me.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I had a record deal in the '90s, that was my dream - to make an album like Barbra Streisand's Broadway album - and they laughed me out of the room. Broadway wasn't cool. But artists like Michael Buble and Josh Groban have brought the classic genre back to the forefront, so I'm trying to find my way inside that market.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
For years I tried to put myself in a box, and it frustrated me, so I had to let go and let the universe take its course.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People don't see me in traditional roles; I'm not getting cast in the revival of 'Company' as Bobby.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had been inspired by an organ player named Earl Grant, who played organ and piano together. My mom took me to see him. So I went home, put my piano and organ together, too.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would never do anything to hurt anybody, especially if they're helping me. I'm not that kind of person.
- Nov 07, 2020
The Beatles did treat me as a member of the group. And that was a great honor, you know?
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship with God, and where I'm from. Well, I can't write a song on purpose, my songs come in a moment of inspiration or desperation.
- Instrument
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- Nov 07, 2020