- Effort
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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
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am tied to my father's land and am happy to visit relatives in Egypt, but I feel Italian and was never remotely tempted when Egypt asked me to play for them.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother lives with me in Milan, while my father travels to and from Savona. My parents take care of my money, too.
- Egyptian
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Egyptian FA have tried to persuade me to play for them, but all I'm dreaming about is the blue jersey.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important to me for the world to see black men in different capacities - capacities in which they're probably not used to seeing them.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm black, yeah, but I'm just an actor, so everything I do doesn't have to be color-specific or specific to history. But I got to a point where a lot of people wanted to offer me period pieces, like that's the only thing I could do.
- Hard Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was a hard time for me to have a pure moment, to be present, to be here.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's what drew me to rock music in the first place - that sense of remaking the world on your own terms.
- Makes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do what makes me laugh.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sticking to my schedule, I've gotten over seven months ahead, which allowed me to write a 'Pearls Before Swine' movie script for the big screen.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has guided me throughout my life.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never felt like a good Jew. My mother was not Jewish, and that makes me a non-Jew according to Jewish religious law.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, true and authentic democracy occurs when the privileged groups assist the unprivileged groups to become more privileged.
- Encounters
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a young boy when I met the Surrealists and the Dadaists. I admired them, and that is what they taught me: to admire. Admiration is very important. People who are unable to admire others lose an important part of their soul. My soul developed from a very early age through encounters with admired people.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that they moved with less grace that I knew was possible of deaf people.
- Smile
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- Nov 07, 2020