- People
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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
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
The sense of one's past is so strong and forms our sense of self so strongly, it will always fascinate, elude and confuse me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
What shocks me is that so many people leave care and become homeless, and when you're homeless you get into crime, prostitution and drugs, and it is a vicious circle. That's what we need to change.
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have worked very hard on being aware of my childhood but moving forward and not letting it bring me down emotionally. That is a hard thing - especially when you have children of your own and you remember what happened to you at that age.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not about the money with me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of my life, I've been on a film set. There isn't anything to learn, not learn, unlearn. It's just in me.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing with me is, if I wake up one morning and I'm not happy working as an actress, I'll stop. It's not something I have to do. It's not a vocation.
- Group
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm out with a group I hide in the corner and get legless. I just make sure my friends shield me.
- Nov 07, 2020
People watch me, waiting for me to slip up, so my privacy has gone - but that's a price you pay.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I became director of CIA, it was just clear to me intuitively, without a whole lot of science behind it, that we had expanded rapidly and inefficiently. So I arbitrarily picked a number, 10 percent, and I said over the next 12 months, we are going to reduce our reliance on contractors by 10 percent.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, it's not an option to despair. The question is: what can we do to make someone's life better? Take the unimaginable strides made in places like Bosnia, where I cut my teeth, and Rwanda. Their stories aren't perfect, but I wouldn't have dreamt they could happen in a million years.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always felt that sci-fi and fantasy were my thing. Bit of a geek, I'm afraid. But I like creating worlds, and I felt it was a genre that gave me more freedom. It just seemed like I belonged there.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever anyone calls me 'The new J..K. Rowling,' I think, 'What's wrong with the old one?'
- Distance
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- Nov 07, 2020
My silver cord - the link between my body and my spirit - was extremely sensitive. It was what allowed me to sense dreamscapes at a distance. It could also snap me back into my skin.
- Dedication
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- Nov 07, 2020