- Nov 07, 2020
Myself Quotes
Quotes on knowing yourself.
These quotes turn inward, questioning long-held traditions and how one sees oneself - one recalls identifying strongly as a mathematician rather than a technologist, while another admits, with some humor, to relying on charm rather than looks. Related reading includes I Am Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel very keenly the eyes of the foreign media on our country. And I think a lot of Japanese people feel that things are not working the way they should. When the time comes, I will put myself forward.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had no lasting physical trauma nor a psychological one. Yet, it was hard to return to the old path. I found myself asking big questions: Why was my life spared? What is my purpose here? And it led me to a life of inquiry.
- Nov 07, 2020
I made a name for myself as someone who is determined to swim against the stream if it's dirty.
- Just Be
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- Nov 07, 2020
I need to just be myself, express myself.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hear from all different people, not just people like me, or lesbians. It be straight people, it be grown men, it be grown women, people that have been sick or depressed that say, 'Oh, you made me want to go do what I want to do for myself and chase my dreams.' That's my purpose.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In New York City, it's popular. I used to think to myself, 'Man, there's a lot of gay people out here.' And it had me comfortable: it was like, I can be myself! I used to still try to hide it, until it was really overwhelming - there were just too much girls attracted to me!
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found myself trying to be all things to all people. I felt a tremendous sense of responsibility and the pressure of expectation.
- Dawned
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- Nov 07, 2020
Somebody has always wanted me to speak as a voice of black America, but it has dawned on me that I can only speak for myself.
- Complimentary
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- Nov 07, 2020
The biggest mistake people make about me is that they see me as some sort of god-like figure with a big ego. If I see a button, a T-shirt, that says, 'Yngwie is God,' I just look at it as a complimentary way of people telling me they like me. Although it's very flattering, it doesn't change the way I look at myself.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had cut myself off from everyone. I didn't come out of my room, forget stepping out of the house. I had a beard, and I didn't get a haircut for months. For someone who has performed in front of a crowd of 20,000, I was scared of facing 4-5 people. That's what bipolar disorder does to you.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
After ten years of struggle I reached somewhere, and then I see some people pulling me down. I tell myself that if this is what singers have to go through, I would never let my kid enter this field.
- Song
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't take my work ever for granted. I still work very hard on every song and try to outdo myself every time.
- Persistence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I demand a lot from myself and reflect this attitude upon others: I consider it to be an important quality for a leader. I also think it is impossible to achieve success without persistence.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just woke up one morning, and I painted my Maybach red - I wrapped it, matter of fact, red - and I thought, 'I might as well change my album to 'Still Brazy' 'cause I gotta be real with myself.'
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020