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Me Quotes

Quotes rooted in the first person.

These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.

One thing that annoys me is when you see women in these terrible and incredible situations with perfectly glossed lips. You're not going to look good in the apocalypse.

Quotes by Sarah Wayne Callies

The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.

Quotes by Sarah Orne Jewett

Before doing fieldwork in Middle Egypt, I analyzed satellite imagery to determine exactly where I wanted to go. Within three weeks, I found about 70 sites. If I had approached this as a traditional foot survey, it would have taken...

Quotes by Sarah Parcak

When I was a child growing up in Maine, one of my favorite things to do was to look for sand dollars on the seashores of Maine, because my parents told me it would bring me luck. But you know,...

Quotes by Sarah Parcak

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

Quotes by Sarah Parcak

I think you can have your career and still bring to your family something very, very special. There are some people who are born mothers, who don't want to work and just want to stay at home, and that's fantastic,...

Quotes by Sarah Parish

I think insecurity does drive people. I know it's what drove me to push for the work I've got.

Quotes by Sarah Parish

I love acting, but don't necessarily enjoy other aspects of the business. For me, going to celebrity parties is like work.

Quotes by Sarah Parish

I was constantly, always and forever, trying to perform the musical 'Annie' for anyone who would listen, and I have a terrible singing voice. It was the first thing that made me think I wanted to be an actress.

Quotes by Sarah Paulson

If you heard me sing, you would just plug your ears and run, screaming, the other way. I promise.

Quotes by Sarah Paulson

To me, most of life kind of lives in the grey and I don't just mean morally. I just mean kind of everything. If things were black and white it would be a lot clearer as to what to do...

Quotes by Sarah Paulson

My sister's a big karaoke person, and she's never been able to get me to do it.

Quotes by Sarah Paulson

All my friends went to the Madonna concert when I was in, maybe, the 9th grade, and my mother refused to let me go.

Quotes by Sarah Paulson

I had gone away from Twitter because before people had been so mean to me. Talking about my lisp and my enormous forehead and all these things. I do have a lisp, I do have a forehead I know you...

Quotes by Sarah Paulson

If my life choices had to be predicated based on what was expected of me from a community on either side, that's going to make me feel really straitjacketed, and I don't want to feel that.

Quotes by Sarah Paulson

I had a complicated home life, and my teachers, predominantly my theater teachers and my English teachers, were very dedicated to taking care of me in a particular way. And in doing so, I think I developed a very easy...

Quotes by Sarah Paulson

Basically, I just write whatever story grabs me rather than considering the genre.

Quotes by Sarah Pinborough

Monsters don't scare me at all; I think creepy is scarier than gore. I tend to read more thrillers and mysteries than horror, though. I like a good whodunnit. If I want scary, I tend to reach for a movie....

Quotes by Sarah Pinborough

The Thames Torso murders almost fell into my lap. After deciding to use a real historical crime as the focus for the book, I went to Google and searched for unsolved murders in Victorian London, and they basically popped out...

Quotes by Sarah Pinborough

Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be taking a huge risk for me.

Quotes by Sarah Polley

Frequently Asked Questions

What sort of quotes will I find on the "Me" page?
These are quotes where the speaker is talking directly about their own life and habits — remembering a grandfather's copy of 'A Christmas Carol' that sparked a piece of writing, describing intellectual work as "essentially a lonely process," or admitting that comedy can be a defense mechanism. They're personal snapshots rather than general statements.
Are these quotes about confidence or vulnerability?
A bit of both. The line about comedy being "a weapon so that you can't hurt me" is a good example — it shows someone being honest about vulnerability while still sounding self-assured. For more of that same reflective tone, the I Am page is worth a look.
Can I share "Me" quotes even if they're not about me specifically?
Definitely. Even though these are first-person reflections, most people relate to the underlying feeling — nostalgia over an old book, needing solitude to focus, or hiding behind humor. Share whichever line matches how you're feeling today.
How is "Me" different from <a href="/life-quotes">Life</a> quotes?
Life quotes tend to comment on the world more broadly, while the quotes here stay rooted in one person's specific memories and habits — a grandfather's book, a private writing process, a particular way of working. It's a narrower, more personal lens.
What if I'm looking for something closer to everyday thoughts rather than deep reflection?
Then you might prefer Like quotes or Good quotes, which lean a little lighter. The "Me" collection is more suited to quiet, reflective moments.

Others touch on early body-image pressures absorbed from family members, showing the personal cost of comparison at a young age. See also I Am Quotes and Like Quotes for related first-person perspectives.