I May Not Be Quotes - Page 2

• Dad, I may not be the best, but I come to believe that I got it in me to be somebody in this world. And it's not because I'm so different from you either. It's because I'm the same. I mean, I can be just as hard-headed, and just as tough. I only hope I can be as good a man as you.

  Jake Gyllenhaal

  Fathers Day, Dad, Believe

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  I consider myself a crayon... I may not be your favorite color but one day you'll need me to complete your picture.

  Lauryn Hill

  Funny Life, Self Esteem, Color

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• I may not be much good at most things, but if I didnt have the pleasure of planning and installing shows, and doing it better than anyone else, I would have stopped buying art many years ago.

  Charles Saatchi

  Art, Years, May

  Charles Saatchi (2012). “My Name is Charles Saatchi and I am an Artoholic. New Extended Edition: Questions from Journalists and Readers”, p.201

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• I remember listening to the radio as a kid and finding that the songs always made me feel more peaceful. Funny, but the more hurtin' the music was, the better it made me feel. I think of that now when I write my songs. I may not be feelin' the blues myself, but I'm writing them for other people who have a hard life.

  Chris Isaak

  Song, Writing, Kids

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• I have friends who wear Star Wars costumes and act like the characters all day. I may not be that deep into it, but there's something great about loving what you love and not caring if it's unpopular.

  Kristen Bell

  Stars, War, Character

  "A Conversation with Kristen Bell". Interview with Celeste Perron, www.womenshealthmag.com. April 8, 2008.

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• When it comes to making love, I may not be the best, but I'm damn gouda.

  Ryan Stiles

  Making Love, May, Being The Best

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• I'm still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.

  Mel Brooks

  Running, Horse, Winning

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• I may not be funny. I may not be a singer. I may not be a damn seamstress. I may have diabetes. I may have really bad vision. I may have one leg. I may not know how to read. I may not know who the vice president is. I may technically be an alien of the state. I may have a Zune. I may not know Excel. I may be two 9-year-olds in a trench coat. I may not have full control of my bowels. I may drive a '94 Honda Civic. I may not “get” cameras. I may dye my hair with Hydrogen Peroxide. I may be afraid of trees. I may be on fire right now. But I'm a fierce queen.

  Justin Johnson

  Queens, Two, Fire

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• I may not be great at geometry but I know one theorum. The longest distance between two points is you and your parents.

  Jane Wagner

  Distance, Two, Parent

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• I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.

  Arthur Ashe

  Sports, May, Way

  Arthur Ashe's message to his daughter Camera, as quoted in Arthur Ashe and Arnold Rampersad "Days of Grace: A Memoir" (p. 341), May 1, 1994.

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• I may not be loud but that doesn't mean I'm not strong within myself. My mum and dad instilled in me to stand up for what I believe in - and I do.

  Leona Lewis

  Strong, Dad, Believe

  Now Magazine, July 2008.

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• While I may not be the youngest candidate in this race, but I will be the youngest woman president in the history of the United States.

  Hillary Clinton

  Race, President, United States

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• For me, it's the unexpected and surprising combinations of produce that are the most exciting and lure me into the kitchen for a little bit of experimenting. Apples and sweet potatoes together? Who knew? Carrots with grapes? Okay. I may not be Julia Child, but I can do pretty well with a simple recipe and a lot of enthusiasm.

  Marlo Thomas

  Sweet, Children, Simple

  "Seasonal Ingredients: 12 Fresh and Healthy Recipes for Fall" by Marlo Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 5, 2013.

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• I may not be able to keep fighting for money... but I will always have to fight for my dignity, because that's who I am.

  Nick Diaz

  Fighting, Who I Am, Mma

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• While I may not be able to describe to you exactly what enlightenment is like, I can tell you that it is wonderful beyond understanding. The experience of enlightenment frees your mind from painful and limited states of awareness.

  Frederick Lenz

  Understanding, Mind, Enlightenment

  Frederick Lenz (1995). “Surfing the Himalayas: A Spiritual Adventure”, St Martins Press

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• On stage, I'm this figure, this actor, who does things that people aren't used to seeing and I relish in that reaction. In real life, though, I play golf, I shop and I walk around with no makeup on and my hair in a ponytail. I may not be the typical middle-aged Joe, but I'm closer to normal than you think.

  Alice Cooper

  Real, Golf, Makeup

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I may not be the best dad but I taught my son how to get free samples at the mall.

  Felipe Esparza

  Dad, Son, May

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• The one difference I have noted is that it's made me more tender to my students and to young people particularly. It's made me mellower. I began to have a different perspective, because I may not be around much longer to be hassled by life's pressures.

  Shirley Geok-lin Lim

  Differences, People, Perspective

  "Walking with Her Muse: An Interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim". Contemporary Women's Writing, Volume 8, Issue 2, 1 July 2014, Pages 123 - 135, academic.oup.com. June 22, 2013.

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• I'll have to have a palace, of course. I may not be a princess, but I am a movie queen, and every queen should have a palace.

  Jayne Mansfield

  Queens, Princess, Should Have

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• Grant me that I may not be a coward, feeling your mercy in my success alone; but let me find the grasp of your hand in my failure.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Freedom, Hands, Feelings

  Rabindranath Tagore, Mohit Kumar Ray (2007). “Poems”, p.174, Atlantic Publishers & Dist

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• Cheryl Cole, if you're reading this, I may not be as prety as you but at least I write my own songs.

  Lily Allen

  Song, Reading, Writing

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• If you want someone to grab a beer with, I may not be that guy. But if you want someone to drive you home, I will get the job done and I will get you home.

  Ted Cruz

  Jobs, Home, Beer

  Your Money, Your Vote: The Republican Presidential Debate, www.cnbc.com. October 29, 2015.

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• ... as usual I am suffering much from doubt as to the worth of what I am doing and fear lest I may not be able to complete it so as to make it a contribution to literature and not a mere addition to the heap of books.

  George Eliot

  Book, Suffering, Doubt

  George Eliot, Margaret Harris, Judith Johnston (2000). “The Journals of George Eliot”, p.145, Cambridge University Press

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• I may not be the devil, but I know just how he feels.

  Neil Young

  Evil, May, Feels

  Song: Old Hillbilly Band

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• I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.

  Woody Hayes

  People, Ems, May

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