I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I was pretending to be someone else, then this could unbalance my world, but I know who I am.
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Related I don't write songs that don't affect me on some level, because I figure if I am not moved b... AMY GRANT I know who my dad is, I've met him a few times, but I don't even call him dad. I know it sou... SALLY PEARSON I don't know what else I would be if I wasn't me. I am not looking from the outside, looking... CHER I don't think the government is out to get me or help someone else get me but it wouldn't su... ANDY ROONEY I am not a fake. I am natural. I am just being Caster. I don't want to be someone I don't wa... CASTER SEMENYA If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim. MARGARET THATCHER I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me ... PAT SUMMITT I know that, for me, I need to try to cover myself while breastfeeding so that no one snaps a pictur... KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN My dad is easily one of my biggest inspirations to play this game. To hear people talk bad about me,... J. R. SMITH I love my job; I love the world that it is. But I don't want someone who is just in love with th... SAM WORTHINGTON I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I am someone who enjoys change. COBI JONES My dad picked me up and rocked me in the chair. I felt small and weak and I wanted to hold him back ... BENJAMIN ALIRE SáENZ It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, t... JACKIE ROBINSON I am sure it will be mentioned and debated but from my standpoint I know who is in the Hall of Fame.... GARY SHEFFIELD I am not good at first or second impressions, and you have to spend some time with me to know me. Al... EMRAAN HASHMI I have no deep-seated desire to be famous; that's not what's driving me, so if it's some... CAM Unfortunately, when someone asks me for a favor, I can't say no. Because of my upbringing - my C... BRADLEY COOPER I don't have to try to be perfect because I know that my fans like me for who I am. They like me... BELLA THORNE I think someone else told him, ... He didn't even know who I was. It made me feel a little proud. I ... ERYKAH BADU If you gonna challenge my ways, know my history. Don't put nobody in my face that don't know... RAEKWON If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, my patients will not even be postponed. Another surgeon would step i... ATUL GAWANDE I really - I don't take my work that seriously, and I think that's what keeps me loose. If I... ELMORE LEONARD I was not considered beautiful at all. Really. And this is what all models say. But I'm still no... IMAN The battle against cancer has made me strong. It's like winning a war! When I was diagnosed, I w... YUVRAJ SINGH I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't. DREW BARRYMORE There was a great strain in our family because my father didn't want anything to do with me. He ... CAROL VORDERMAN I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was h... SAM WATERSTON For me, when I go to bed at night, I am happy that I haven't hurt someone. And if I think I have... LUCY DAVIS If you don't read it, you don't know. I mean, that's why I have a PR team. They read it ... ANNE WOJCICKI I didn't know how to show my self love, and I didn't want anyone else to hurt me. So my toug... MARY J. BLIGE I do not belong to this world. I continue to write everything in longhand. If I have to see somethin... ELIE WIESEL I don't have an alarm clock. If someone needs to wake me up, then I have my BlackBerry next to m... MARK ZUCKERBERG If there is something that strikes me as interesting or beautiful or something I could learn from, a... TAVI GEVINSON Watching her talk to someone else made me crazy. I was jealous. Ridiculous. I wanted her to know me;... TAHEREH MAFI I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two second... DAKOTA FANNING I think my thing is that... I don't know. And that's why I don't wanna sing about 'T... ZARA LARSSON I don't think it is important to be a role model, because if you are a role model, you are prete... ZENDAYA I don't care what you say about me anymore! I don't care what you write about me anymore. I ... GERRY COONEY Right from my childhood, I have believed in a Supreme Power. I don't know whether it has form, o... PAWAN KALYAN I walked out of 'Harry and the Hendersons.' Harry bugged me; I don't know. Yeah, it'... TEDDY SEARS It had never occurred to me that my colour - or lack of it - was an issue for some people, but then ... SHARI SEBBENS Once I turned pro, I was like,' OK, this is not fun and games now. This is me. I'm going to ... NATE DIAZ I don't think anyone in their right mind could do something like this, especially for the reason thi... GARY GIBSON I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me... DAVE CHAPPELLE It never occurred to me that I was going to have to talk to a camera. I don't know if I can do t... REE DRUMMOND I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my moth... ISABEL ALLENDE I know this is silly, it's shallow, it's bad, I wish I wasn't this way-but if I meet a g... PETER FARRELLY I wasn't Lennon, or I wasn't McCartney. I was me. And the only reason I started to write son... GEORGE HARRISON It was different for me because I was there by myself. I did feel that it was just me, not my team. ... BARBIE VINEY I know not everyone will like me, but this is who I am so if you don't like it, tough ! BRITNEY SPEARS My dear cousin means the world to me. He is my only ally and I lost him. Deep in my heart I know he ... CELIA MCMAHON (THE BOOKEATER'S DAUGHTER) I don't know if I found soccer or if soccer found me. Especially because when I was younger, I w... ABBY WAMBACH The best for me is word of mouth, because all who know my work know how good I can be at what I do. ... CYNTHIA MORGAN If it wasn't for Kenny Rogers, I don't think I would be in country music. He was that guy wh... DARIUS RUCKER I probably wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the gay community supporting me. I wouldn... KIESZA If I could have gotten my way at an early age, I would have entered the priesthood, but my mother in... DONNA BRAZILE I don't feel as if anything that has happened to me in my life was sidetracked because I was a w... JUDY SHEINDLIN All this was clear to me, and I was glad and at peace. Then it is as if someone is saying to me, "Se... LEO TOLSTOY They said if I could deal with the pain, I should play. So, I did, and for some reason, I started hi... FREDDIE FREEMAN Money is not everything. My ambition was football itself, not the money I'd make from it. If tha... ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO I have been misunderstood perhaps more than anyone else ever, but it has not affected me, for the si... BHAGWAN SHREE RAJNEESH I married him because he told me it was the only way he could protect me. If we were just manager an... LATOYA JACKSON By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not i... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE I have to remember it is not love that has hurt me; but someone who could not love me in the right w... R. Y.S. PEREZ If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim. MARGARET THATCHER My mother was truly my saving grace, because she would take me to church with her. I would see my mo... TYLER PERRY I did a series in Britain years ago called 'Skins,' and I remember my little sister telling ... BEN LLOYD-HUGHES I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not f... CICELY TYSON If there is pain in my life or something that is wrong. I try to go to that place in me and write fr... JENEANE SESSUM O Lord my God, tell me what you are to me. Say to my soul, I am your salvation . Say it so tha... AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Losing Sarah and my boy was the hardest thing I've ever lived through. But even then, you see, I kne... JENNIFER ASHLEY If the work is pure then you have to think it could be understood. If it is not understood it doesn&... IAN HAMILTON FINLAY I don't know why modeling worked for me, because I'm short. But I liked it because it let me... RILEY KEOUGH Not in order to justify, but simply in order to explain my lack of consistency, I say: Look at my pr... LEO TOLSTOY I think the deepest problem is between my parents and me. I just don't know if it will ever be t... LATOYA JACKSON If the Loki in 'Thor' was about a spiritual confusion - 'Who am I? How do I belong in th... TOM HIDDLESTON Because I am afraid of commitment. This movie certainly has some bearing and is some reflection of m... GARRY SHANDLING All my life, men have told me I wasn't pretty enough - even the men I was dating. And I'd be... LIL' KIM I knew that, in my whole life, if I married Aspen or someone else, no one would ever make me feel th... KIERA CASS Years ago I had realized I was blaming myself for it. People and doctors would tell me it wasn't my ... ROBERT ANTHONY I am my own cheerleader. I am the one who puts my goals, who pushes myself to get to the next goal. ... REEM ACRA I am Happy and satisfied with what I am.
10000 will take me wrong, 1000 will go against me, 100 will... NEHA KOTHARI If I think of a reader while I am writing, the only reader who really matters for me is my wife. It&... ALEXI ZENTNER If it's old school friends that my parents know, then I can stay out till late. But if they don&... TENA DESAE I don't like my whole life dragged out. I don't want anyone to know about me, because I don&... LILLY PULITZER I'm not trying to brainwash my critics. If they're critics, they're critics, and that... JOHN CENA I was quite a successful evangelist. I've had people write to me and say, 'Gee, I'm a Ch... DANIEL EVERETT Later in my life, I'm going to look back and smile and be very fulfilled. I know that if I don... SHANIA TWAIN I don't care much for equations myself. This is partly because it is difficult for me to write t... STEPHEN HAWKING If I was a carpenter, and I was trying to maintain my father's musical legacy, then I guess it w... STEPHEN MARLEY I had convinced my father to let me pursue this career, and I passionately wanted it. And here was t... GEORGE TAKEI 'Paranormal 1' scared me because I didn't know if it was real or what. 'Blair Witch&... MARLON WAYANS I don't know if you know you're funny, but you enjoy being funny. I know I'm funny becau... GREG BEHRENDT My ma and pa are both very artistic, so I suppose it's in my blood. But my ma's the one who ... GREY DAMON There may be a lot of people out there who don't like me who don't even know me. But there a... RICHARD SHERMAN I feel like when people judge me they're not judging me, because they don't know who I am. GISELE BUNDCHEN Not sure if that will benefit me or hurt me, but I know I have the skills and am ready to play in th... JEREMY LIN Like, that was weird in 'Hamlet 2,' because I played myself there, fully myself, but then I ... ELISABETH SHUE My Antarctic expedition is just about doable, just feasible and that's what is exciting to me. I... BEN SAUNDERS I want to live in my truth. Tell me you don't like me, and I know it. But when you don't tel... LEE DANIELS
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PAULO COELHO The rain is falling ever harder and all I can hear is the sound of the water. I'm drenched but I can... PAULO COELHO Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep wha... PAULO COELHO The world has a soul and whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of many thin... PAULO COELHO When you were in love, you were capable of learning everything and of knowing things you had never d... PAULO COELHO I know you don't love me. But I'm going to fight for your love. There are some things in life that a... PAULO COELHO What interests me in life is curiosity, challenges, the good fight with its victories and defeats. PAULO COELHO Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name ... PAULO COELHO The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, "... PAULO COELHO The srongest love is the love which is not afraid to show the weakness PAULO COELHO ليست الحرية غياب الالتزامات، إنما القدرة على اختيار ما... PAULO COELHO Free again, but it's just a feeling; freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to c... PAULO COELHO No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus t... PAULO COELHO The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and like a mirro... PAULO COELHO Your eyes show the strength of your soul. PAULO COELHO Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his ... PAULO COELHO Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I a... PAULO COELHO Love doesn't need to be discussed; it has its own voice and speaks for itself. PAULO COELHO No, I'm not mistaken. I know you don't love me. But I'm going to fight for your love. There are some... PAULO COELHO Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work. PAULO COELHO The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us. PAULO COELHO We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. PAULO COELHO All love stories are the same. PAULO COELHO And I began to feel sorry for myself; for so many years, my drawer full of memories had held the sam... PAULO COELHO But he was wrong. Because I had fought with my heart and defeated it long ago. I was certainly not g... PAULO COELHO Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed ... PAULO COELHO That is why I write - to try to turn sadness into longing, solitude into remembrance. PAULO COELHO Wait. This was the first lesson I had learned about love. The day drags along, you make thousands of... PAULO COELHO Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. Our magic moment help us to change and send... PAULO COELHO It's risky, falling in love." "I know that," I answered. "I've been in love before. It's ... PAULO COELHO In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the price... PAULO COELHO But love is much like a dam; if you allow a tiny crack to form through which only a trickle of water... PAULO COELHO To love is to lose control. PAULO COELHO Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided. PAULO COELHO God always offers us a second chance in life. PAULO COELHO Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown -even when we don't want to and w... PAULO COELHO If I must fall, may it be from a high place. PAULO COELHO Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes under th... PAULO COELHO We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciati... PAULO COELHO You have to take risks, he said. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the... PAULO COELHO