- Music
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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
- Internet
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- Nov 07, 2020
As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it's been a huge promotional tool for me.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.
- Choice
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, I hate to gloat, but I'm extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people would soon forget about me.
- Daily Basis
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- Nov 07, 2020
Teaching does allow me to keep one foot in the youthful waters I tend to occupy in my novels, so I'm thankful for that. My students also remind me on a daily basis that the stories I collected during my district attorney days are actually interesting to people who haven't had that experience.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Evil is the moment when I lack the strength to be true to the Good that compels me.
- Love Is
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody says love is about finding the person who is right for me and then everything will be fine. But it's not like that. It involves work. An old man tells you this!
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. 'It's a job, Al,' Guy told me. 'We work at it every day.'
- Good Schools
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt like the luckiest kid in the world. And I was. I was growing up middle-class in a time when growing up middle-class in America meant there would be jobs for my parents, good schools for me to prepare myself for a career, and, if I worked hard and played by the rules, a chance for me to do anything I wanted.
- Doing The Right Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020