- Great
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- 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
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
David Mamet gives me great heart. When I ask myself, 'I don't know if I can do this again,' Mamet would say, 'Oh yes, you can.'
- Holiday
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- Nov 07, 2020
I gave up meat when I was 18, and it was an ethical decision. I loved the taste, and went on holiday to Greece, fairly gorging myself on lamb souvlaki before taking the plunge into a meatless existence.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would just like to be known as my own person. I don't need to ride on any coattails. I just want to make my mark myself.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because I express myself through the music, I want to be responsible in that expression and how it carries on well after I'm here. But that's just me.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was at the tail end of the family. The next brother along was already seven years older than me. I remember growing up by myself, playing games by myself.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up completely alone but with all the comforts of knowing I had a cushioning family structure around me - and yet I could free myself from it.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I feel mom-guilt, or I feel pressure to be a better mom - to cook salmon on a bed of quinoa for my kids - I just think to myself, 'I... have... suffered... enough.' And then I feel fine about feeding my toddler a bag of chips for dinner.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I constantly peed in my pants up until the 8th grade and wore an extra-large sailor uniform from kindergarten to 8th grade because my mom was scared I'd grow out of it. So I learned to make fun of myself at school and summer camp.
- Chinatown
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the first year I lived in New York, I never ate out. I literally just ate lentils and brown rice at home. Sometimes I'd treat myself to this half chicken from Chinatown that cost $3.50.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any person I idolise, or I really admire their work, I want to beat them... For me, going through my years, I made sure to idolise myself... So when you're in a race, you have to make sure that you think you are the favourite to win. You have to have that confidence.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
A romantic date for me is sitting in pajamas and being with a guy with whom I can be myself.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a protected environment of a Juhu house, and I wasn't exposed to life as shown in 'Highway'. It's not that I'm a snob, but I was cocooned from the reality of life. The film made me aware of life and myself.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020