- Hat
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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
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life has taught me that it is not for our faults that we are disliked and even hated, but for our qualities.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Judy couldn't move to Britain for family reasons, so I had to come to the States, and the U.S. government wouldn't give me a Green Card, so I airily told her I'd write a book.
- Fraud
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud.
- Appreciate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ninety percent of the media picked Pavlik, and I always appreciate naysayers. That's what motivates me.
- Fighter
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's two sides to everybody. I'm a manager - I'm a promoter - and I'm a fighter, so it is two sides to me. That's a balance there.
- Science
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boxing is the sweet science. You hit and not get hit. There's no reward for you to hit me more than I hit you other than on the scorecards.
- Enemy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Age is not an enemy to me.
- Fighter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think being 50 and being me is different than any other fighter in any era.
- Dinner
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was an entrepreneur - a sign maker, and he had about 20 employees - and often he'd take me to business meetings, and I would listen to him talk with his workers and customers. We would also talk a lot about business over dinner.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Entrepreneurialism, to me, means being able to fail. And I believe that kind of leadership is not necessary only in business, but it's necessary for running countries, too. You've got to be able to believe in something strongly enough that you want to do it even if there's a risk of failure.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something about me that wants to grow a big company. I don't deny that. I enjoy the game, and the only way to really enjoy it is to win. I like to win. It's more fun.
- Hard Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are always taking a hard look at how life was in the past in coming up with interesting subject matter for our various series, and remembering how much I used to want an encyclopedia as a kid made me realize wanting a set is very unlikely for teens today, and that conversation would be interesting.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020