- Never
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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
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my better sense of mind, I know that I'm far from alone and far from the worst, and the earth keeps spinning. Everything keeps moving, with or without me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Singing and playing have always gone hand-in-hand with me. I love 'em both equally.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was awesome growing up in New Orleans because there were great metal bands, there were great hardcore bands, there were great thrash metal bands in the middle '80s and what-not. But then, take me out of New Orleans, and I moved to Fort Worth in 1987, and there's a scene there, too. And Texas absolutely has a different sound.
- Because
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get irritated by the term 'African writer', because it doesn't mean anything to me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was one of those early mid-life crises, really. I started asking myself, 'What is it that I want from my life?' This question kept haunting me: 'Do I want to be a lawyer who always wanted to be a writer, or do I actually want to be a writer?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People always ask me how I manage to find humor in so much bleakness. I think this is almost a necessary skill to have.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm amazed people talk about my helmet - saying it makes me feel psychologically better. I would love to play without it, but I'm not allowed to by the doctor. As long as I'm told by the doctor I'm running too much risk to play without it, I'll play with it. There's no other way for me.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very lucky that I'm not a photographer for hire - people hire me for me. I go into every commercial work with an art focus, with that lens; every brand I've worked for just lets me do whatever I want to do. I have full creative freedom.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, being in a car listening to music has always been my one spot to think.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The selfie is revolutionary to me. It is, I think, the only point in history where masses of young girls and women have been able to control, create, and publish images of themselves.
- Singing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The bass line is the anchor for me. I started with the bass, and either doubled that and then added the harmonies, or sometimes added my own harmonies that I've always wanted to sing on the song. And then it just went on from there - singing violin parts and trumpet parts and just trying to emulate the sounds of the instruments.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Old film-noir movies. There's something comforting about watching black-and-white movies, and hearing this kind of music just puts me in a fantasy world. It's a really great escape for me.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
During Wimbledon, I ate only rice and pineapple. My coach cooked for me. He made sweet rice.
- Lucky
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- Nov 07, 2020