- Curiosity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Person Quotes
On character, focus and what makes a person who they are.
These quotes describe personal identity in different lights: spirituality that exists outside organized religion, competitiveness aimed inward rather than at others, and the wide or narrow focus people bring to their goals. For more, see our I Am quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a young writer, I questioned the idea that I had to write fiction in a world where I could write my own ethnicity only and nothing else. 'Fach' to me was a little like that. As a biracial person, that's an inherently unstable identity.
- Nov 07, 2020
Liz Benedict, a teacher of mine at Iowa, is the person who introduced me to James Salter's work.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
One day, a musician asked me what I did. When I told him I was to be a businessman, he laughed and said, 'You are not a businessman.' Sometimes all it takes is one person to put an important thought in your head, and he did.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Hatful of Hollow' and 'The Smiths' were lent to me, and they made me want to create music that might make another person feel like they made me feel - to have an effect on someone.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every day, I get into fights with my brother, who is the most annoying person on the planet.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think Milly Shapiro is a genius. She's just a fantastic person and a fantastic actress.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was so interesting going to high school in New York. You get a callous to the city and an empathy for every type of person.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I am with one person, I am very talkative, and personable. I will talk your ear off, but if there is another person interjected, I get so awkward. I am like the awkward one in those situations, but I feel like a lot of creative people are.
- Behind
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's nice to be able to show how we are like in person and give a peek behind the curtain with 'Total Divas.' That's been my biggest feedback is how different than I am behind the scenes than I am onstage.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a really big Marvel person. I like Marvel. I am a big fan of the Avengers and Iron Man.
- Gym
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm already a tiny person, so now I'm trying to go to the gym to add muscle. I need it!
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do my workouts in the morning, and often I'll take someone from my team. The person I'm meeting with can pick the class, whether it's a spin or barre class, or going for a power walk. It's hard to run and talk - I haven't mastered that yet.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love period drama as much as the next person, but there's a tendency to let all of the costume get in the way of the people.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020