- Learning
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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
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise?
- Obstacles
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, the greatest obstacles are never on the ice itself. That's the area I excel in. That's where my passion is. I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother Bill, who is a year older, is a climber, and when I was in the seventh grade, he taught me how to rappel off the frozen waterfall in our backyard.
- Give
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- Nov 07, 2020
I give a tremendous amount of weight to the mental aspect of physical activity and what it does for me.
- Ale
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if you were to ask me about male writers, there's often a novel I admire, but not all of their works.
- Credit Card
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once in a while, I have the chance to speak to students. I learn from them as much as they learn from me. It's a great dialogue to create.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm on stage the savage in me is released. It's like going back to being a cave man. It takes me six hours to come down after a show.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just go where the guitar takes me.
- Easy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Soloing was pretty easy for me because it was probably the first thing I've ever done.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Actually, because I'm so small, when I strike an open A chord I get physically thrown to the left, and when I play an open G chord I go right. That's how hard I play, and that's how a lot of my stage act has come about. I just go where the guitar takes me.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every guitarist I would cross paths with would tell me that I should have a flashy guitar, whatever the latest fashion model was, and I used to say, 'Why? Mine works, doesn't it? It's a piece of wood and six strings, and it works.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020