- 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
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1958, a year before the revolution, Magnum wanted to send me to Cuba because they had contacts with the rebels. I'd just spent six months in South America and said 'No', so I missed everything.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
It took me six years to get close to Picasso. I learnt a lot from him, and he was an absolute genius. He almost became my grandfather at the time. It was like he was a magician or something.
- Rather
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Switzerland, in this kind of rigidity. It was Protestant, and I was rather shy. That influenced me a lot.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
The camera has always been a magic wand for me, giving me access to places where I could try new experiments.
- Judge
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which I have explained, but also to those which I have intentionally omitted so as to leave to others the pleasure of discovery.
- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never had anything but the freedom to do what I wanted just as long as it made me happy.
- Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always thought my big brother was the coolest. We were very close when I was young, and we still are in many ways! He was a very open-minded, urban guy with an outdoorsy edge. He is mostly responsible for exposing me to art and culture.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody should be anything, but because I once had a different profession and I'm interested in writing, I took it upon me.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020