- Guitar
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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
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was just sitting in Target, just getting over my cold. I blew my nose and I see these people looking at me and kind of whispering and pointing. Finally, I went, 'Is everything okay? Did I do something wrong? Do I have a booger on my face and no one's telling me?' I'm just not used to it.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, I was always really mature for my age. I'm an above-age reader. I'm not trying to come off like, 'I have a high IQ number. My parents gave me the test.' That's the way I was, I guess. I am still a kid. I love doing kid activities. I'm such a kid, but when I'm on set, I do like to be professional.
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oliver Sacks remains my hero to this day. He was one of the first medical writers I read. The other was Lewis Thomas, who is no longer alive but is just heroic to me.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing wrong with making the best of one's declining years, but what does annoy me is the fatalism. Now that we're seriously in range of finding therapies that actually work against ageing, this apathy, of course, becomes an enormous part of the problem.
- Nov 07, 2020
What I actually wanted to do with my life is make a difference to the world. That led me into science very quickly.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just wanted to be a businessman, and to me, the best way to understand business was to be an accountant.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
That is when the crowd really lifted me. That last 600 meters I was not running with my own legs. It was incredible.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
After asking questions about current recovery techniques, the conversation prompted me to ask myself, 'Why does it feel good after running to pour a bottle of water over your head?' I don't know the physiological answer, but the fact that it does feel better makes me perform better.
- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm on the track, I like hearing the fans cheer me on.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never interested in golf until someone brought up the Get Golf Ready program to me.
- Gift
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- Nov 07, 2020
In high school, I had a gold 1992 Ford Explorer. It was a gift. I used to have a terrible habit of locking the keys in the car when I used leave the car running to help it start on a cold morning. I think the local locksmith became used to me calling him.
- Remember
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- Nov 07, 2020