- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like the story about Henry David Thoreau, who, when he was on his death bed, his family sent for a minister. The minister said, 'Henry, have you made your peace with God?' Thoreau said, 'I didn't know we'd quarreled.'
- Losing
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a region with a growing population, if you're doing nothing, you're losing ground.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
In ordinary detective novels you never see the consequences of what happens in a story in the next book. That you do in mine.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Crime stories are, as you know, one of the most popular forms of entertainment that exist. If you then try to have something to say... that I have, of course.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a film score, the last thing you want to do is take people out of the movie. The music is secondary. In opera, the music is the main event.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You are a role model to people. You gotta make sure you're doing the right thing.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a gig goes badly, my main worry is, 'Will these people come back?' Because that will affect my ability to pay the mortgage - but nowadays, I don't really mind what happens, as I think if it all goes wrong for real, you still have to go with it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think a comedian has to be low status on some level; that gives you the right to do all sorts of jokes about all sorts of different kinds of people.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not comparing myself to great artists, but when you see conceptual artists at work, on some level it's reassuring to know they can paint figuratively. Likewise, when you listen to the '50s jazz people who do these vast solos, you buy into it more if they open by playing a tune.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
In places like Glasgow and Newcastle, audiences have a tradition of being amusingly combative. But they're not trying to ruin the act, they're trying to give you a challenge. It's like a cat playing with a mouse - the cat doesn't want the mouse to die, it wants to keep it alive for its own amusement and to be entertained by its struggle.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is still so much room for me to get better. Everyone in this sport evolves so quickly. You could take six months off and come back to a totally different game. That's why I'm always in the gym working. Even if I don't have a fight lined up, I'm still in there working to improve my overall game.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020