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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 Nov 07, 2020
- Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember writing lyrics for 'Take Me to Church' for a long time before I even had a song in mind for. It's not that I was trying to write that song for a year, but sometimes you just kind of collect lyrical and musical ideas and don't actually complete the song until you feel like they work together and have a home.
- Childless
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a childless woman, yet I felt no maternal urges whatsoever. The prospect of years of broken nights and nappy changes holds no appeal for me.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were staring at me and talking about me. It made me turn inside myself. I became more shy and quiet.
- Grinding
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- Nov 07, 2020
That year of modeling, I grew up a lot - I was alone in New York and just grinding and making it work, and I feel it kind of prepared me for the responsibilities of being an actor alone in L.A. and taking care of yourself.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, form doesn't always follow function. Form has a life of its own, and at times, it may be the motivating force in design. When you're dealing with form as a sculptor, you feel that you are quite free in attempting to mould and shape things you want to do, but in architecture, it's much more difficult because it has to have a function.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who's familiar with my writing schedule knows that there is always plenty of time between books for me!
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020
My work is all that I think about because I spent so many years not doing anything. Therefore, work pleases me, which is success in itself.
- Walk
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- Nov 07, 2020
I walk around a lot. People come up to me and say 'Hi,' but not that often. I mean, I get it plenty often, but sometimes I wish they'd come up to me more! I mean, I'm just a regular guy.
- Nov 07, 2020
I guess people don't like me for getting as upset as I am sometimes when I lose, but that's me.
- Wife
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my wife married me for my guacamole.
- Nov 07, 2020