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My Own Quotes

Owning it, good and bad.

Several of these are about carving out space to do things your own way after finishing a long chapter of work. For more first-person lines, see our I Am quotes.

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

I came from a very corporate environment, but my own style is quite approachable, warm, and very detail oriented.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

I always compare myself to what I did last, so I've got to try and beat what I did last. I'm always upping my own bar.

Quotes by Adrian Younge

The course that I have uniformly pursued, ever since I became a missionary, has been rather peculiar. In order to become an acceptable and eloquent preacher in a foreign language, I deliberately abjured my own. When I crossed the river,...

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

Always Quotes

I am not in the habit of putting a ring on my own finger.

Quotes by Aditya Roy Kapur

I've been writing for years and developing my own films and editing with a friend of mine in Australia.

Quotes by Aden Young

I think I would have held my own in the NFL.

Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

I just go my own way. If my agent calls and presents me with something, and I find it refreshing or illuminating, yeah, I'll do it.

Quotes by Adam West

Either I need an assignment with a strict deadline - like something for a movie or a TV show or whatever - or else I need to create a made-up deadline for myself for my own records. Otherwise, I don't...

Quotes by Adam Schlesinger

I Am Quotes

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

Quotes by Adam Savage

There is enough going on in Olympic year without having to do my own cooking and washing.

Quotes by Adam Peaty

I'm my own worst critic and I think everyone in the band is a perfectionist.

Quotes by Adam Jones

I try to take whatever I can from the songs I grew up listening to, these vibed-out pop numbers, and make them my own in some weird way.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

I worry that I can come off smarmy. I wonder if I was listening to myself if I'd want to kick my own ass.

Quotes by Adam Brody

Life Quotes

I always did think that when I turned 40, I'd start coming into my own.

Quotes by Adam Baldwin

I wish to add my mite towards expounding & interpreting the Almighty, & his laws & works, for the most effective use of mankind; and certainly, I should feel it no small glory if I were enabled to be one...

Quotes by Ada Lovelace

I'm not here to perform. I'm here to sign autographs. You have to wait till I come back with my own hand.

Quotes by Ace Frehley

Our fates are in the hands of An Almighty God, to whom I can with pleasure confide my own; he can save us, or destroy us; his Councils are fixed and cannot be disappointed, and all his designs will be...

Quotes by Abraham Clark

My sense of my own superiority over many of my classmates would have been much more muted if I knew that they had seen me failing miserably at woodwork or cross-stitch.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

Like Quotes

I'm pretty goofy. I laugh at my own jokes.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about wanting to finally do your own thing after a long project?
Yes - one quote describes finishing the "'Cult Of Static' touring cycle" with Static-X, having "accomplished everything we set out to accomplish," and finally being ready "to do my own thing."
Is there a quote about having a unique talent that isn't singing?
Yes - one quote says, "I have my own thing that I do really well, but it's not singing. It's more of a screaming-type thing."
Is there a witty line playing on the phrase "my own"?
Yes - it's a quick, playful exchange: "How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?"
Is there a quote about taking responsibility for one's own mistakes?
Yes - one quote admits, "most of it has been of my own making," while acknowledging having "been a victim" too, and taking ownership by adding "I allowed it to happen."
Where can I find more quotes about identity and self?
Browse our I Am quotes, Life quotes, Like quotes, or Always quotes for related themes.

Others are refreshingly honest about mistakes being self-made rather than someone else's fault. Continue with Life quotes or Like quotes.