- Football
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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
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've renewed four times with Athletic. I've done what I wanted, I've shown confidence in the club and them in me.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nowadays I get complaints about long drum solos, but in those days they wanted me to keep on going so they could go over to the bar and have a drink.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I also played with Jimi Hendrix. Jimi would come down and sit in with Retaliation and we would have a ball. He offered me the gig with him at 20 pounds a week, which at that point, was like 60 bucks.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a Yoruba proverb which roughly translates into, 'What turns its face to one person has turned its back on the other.' It's always made me think about how deeply subjective our experience of the world can be.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Stay with Me' started out being very political, largely because I'm a little obsessed with politics.
- Stay
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started working on 'Stay With Me,' I thought it would take two years to complete the novel.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm still startled when people ask me for writing advice.
- Laugh
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother used to laugh that if they asked me to clean up my room, I would spend so much time reading every tiny bit of paper, a receipt or whatever, instead of throwing it in the trash.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Things could be done better over there at Newcastle, but Leicester have given me the opportunity to do great things hopefully.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fear is exciting for me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It's a way of life for me.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
It sounds odd coming from me, but I realize what I say and how I look has a great impact.
- Asian
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- Nov 07, 2020