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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
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nineteen ninety-five, when I was still with Jordan, was the lowest moment. It was my third season and the travel was getting to me and I was missing my family. I felt under a lot of pressure and even thought of going to America - to race there.
- Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had other proposals and I was talking to people but then I decided that staying at Ferrari would give me my best chance of winning the championship.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember turning onto the street. I saw barricades and police officers and, just, people everywhere. When I saw all of that, I immediately thought that it was Mardi Gras. I had no idea that they were here to keep me out of the school.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout my life, my prayers have actively sustained me - held me up, carried me through.
- Gift
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- Nov 07, 2020
Wisdom is a gift but has nothing to do with age. That was probably the case with me.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would dream that this coffin had wings, and it would fly around my bed at night, and so it was a dream that happened a lot, and that's what frightened me.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's taken me a long time to own the early part of my life.
- Loneliness
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I do remember about first grade and that year was that it was very lonely. I didn't have any friends, and I wasn't allowed to go to the cafeteria or play on the playground. What bothered me most was the loneliness in school every day.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every day, I would show up, and there were no kids, just me and my teacher in my classroom. Every day, I would be escorted by marshals past a mob of people protesting and boycotting the school. This went on for a whole year.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know who I would be if I weren't this child from Harlem, this woman from Harlem. It's in me so deep.
- Direction
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't have the kind of talent or personality that kept me dreaming about Hollywood. They don't hire little colored girls to do this or that. After I got that in my head, I took another direction.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
One reason I didn't trust my writing for so long was that I always considered myself a serious dramatic actor. But people would always laugh when I shared my writing with them. It took my husband to help me see that I really am part humorist.
- Nov 07, 2020