- Sports
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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
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, football is very personal. Even as a kid, I looked at football in dramaturgical terms. It wasn't the score that interested me, it was the struggle.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people tell me that I'm a hothead, I have one response, 'You got a problem with that?'
- Nov 07, 2020
I think the notion of Sarah Palin being president of the United States is something that frightens me, frankly.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was important to my father that I go to Hebrew school three days a week for two or three hours each time. To me, it felt endless. Think about it from a kid's perspective: I would finish my normal school day, then get on a bus and go to another school. That was tough to take.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in Dallas, my first influences on the guitar were T-Bone Walker and Les Paul. T-Bone taught me how to play lead guitar behind my head and do the splits in 1951 when I was nine.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sort of standing on T-Bone Walker's shoulders, Les Paul's shoulders, Lightnin' Hopkins' shoulders, Muddy Waters' shoulders, you know? And if I've inspired other people, I'm pleased. That pleases me greatly.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, songs like 'Rock'n Me' were actually written to be played in large... for a hundred thousand people kind of gatherings. And a lot of what came out on 'Fly Like an Eagle' and 'Book of Dreams' was music that was put together to be played in big, big venues with big light shows.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
I play for the audience's pleasure. What I expect from them is not important; it's what they expect from me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to entertain my audience. I know when then come and see me play, if I don't do 'Swing Town,' 'Jet Airliner,' 'Take the Money and Run,' 'True Fine Love,' 'Fly Like an Eagle,' 'The Joker,' blah blah blah - if I don't do all those songs, they'll be extremely disappointed. I love to do them.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love performing, and connecting with an audience never gets old for me, but it does get old for me when my audience is just only interested in something they've already heard.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can walk into Tower Records, go get my box set, take out my Steve Miller credit card, and the clerk will look at me and go, 'Thanks, next.'
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let me tell you, one of the most proud aspects of my career was buying Indymac during the financial crisis.
- Trying
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- Nov 07, 2020