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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
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was aware that I was not getting the good acting roles because I was either too handsome, too pretty or whatever. I was being judged in ways that left me nowhere to go. You have to be patient.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
It always helps to have a bit of prayer in your back pocket. At the end of the day, you have to have something, and for me, that is God, Jesus, my Catholic upbringing, my faith.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
God has been good to me. My faith has been good to me in the moments of deepest suffering, doubt and fear.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Barbara Broccoli was a great friend of my late wife's and continues to be someone who is very gracious with me, my family, and our life.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My life started on the banks of the Boyne in County Meath. Navan is the name of the town; only me, Mom, Dad.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was learning the craft; I didn't study writing in school. Rejection was my motivation, and failure is what taught me.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, the word 'hero' hasn't got positive or negative value - 'hero' is the person who leads you through the story.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were so far from the music world that they couldn't conceive how you could make a living. But for me, it was the only solution for the rest of my life.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved drawing, but I just couldn't do it to the level that some of my friends could. That pulled me up unconsciously because I wanted to be like them, and I wanted to draw.
- Responsibility
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- Nov 07, 2020
When somebody's calling you 'Mommy,' it's a wonderful thing. But also to have that responsibility and to know that you and your partner have this little thing that's totally relying on you - and it made me, I suppose, less selfish. Not that I was mega-selfish to start with, but it's lovely having that responsibility. It's scary.
- Fool
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- Nov 07, 2020
When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect me from The fool as adversary, Whose mind to him a kingdom is Where reason lacks dominion, Who calls conviction prejudice And prejudice opinion.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was little, my mom would dress me up and take me downtown on the Carondelet bus, which in itself was exciting. We would go to see Santa Claus at Famous-Barr. The decorations were so pretty. The line was long, but that just gave me more time to enjoy Santa's Toyland. I loved every minute of it.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
God truly had a better plan for me than I had imagined. You never know what life has in store.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020