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- Nov 07, 2020
Personality Quotes
What makes someone unmistakably themselves.
These personality quotes range from a public figure reflecting on why he's comfortable speaking before Congress, to actors who accept that certain traits will always come through on screen whether they intend it or not. A couple of entries push back on the very idea of having a public personality at all. See Character for a closely related theme.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am always personalizing tees to fit my personality, cutting off rocker shirts, debunking the mold of what traditional 'work wear' means, and always wearing my cause.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, hipsterism is for one to appropriate the codes of a social class or another milieu that wasn't theirs originally, in order to define their personality through something different and unique. Which is why a lot of hipsters live downtown, and they're dressed as farmers. Then you have the Oscar Wilde hipster: the dandy.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Besides the practical knowledge which defeat offers, there are important personality profits to be taken.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have not been on any river that has more of a distinctive personality than does the Missouri River. It's a river that immediately presents to the traveler, 'I am a grandfather spirit. I have a source; I have a life.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I've learned is that it's okay to take from heroes, such as Debussy, but it has to be filtered through my own personality so that ultimately it's me.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Certain people are just saying, 'Look, I'm a businessperson and I have to run a business effectively and I want people who are going to do the job, who have the training and the education and the personality traits - the soft skills.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The puppet characters were combinations of people I had known and to some degree aspects of my own personality. Weird was based on someone I knew in Chicago. Dirty Dragon was based on a good friend I had in Indianapolis.
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- Nov 07, 2020
He's computerized, but I won't let him come on cold. I created KITT. I understand the personality of the car.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody's irreplaceable, including me. I think for too long we've had a cult of personality in this company and in this industry, and frankly, I'd like to see that diminish.
- Being Honest
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- Nov 07, 2020
Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020
Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020