“I pride myself on being incorrigible. I have a very hard time being told what to do.”
Joe Satriani (1956) American guitar player
As quoted in Guitar World (May 2000).
“I pride myself on being incorrigible. I have a very hard time being told what to do.”
Joe Satriani (1956) American guitar player
As quoted in Guitar World (May 2000).
“Let me tell you something; I do hate myself, but it has nothing to do with being Jewish.”
Larry David (1947) American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer
When accused of being a self-loathing Jew; Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 2, Episode 3, "Trick or Treat"
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
Source: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“Alas, criticism has always been what human beings, especially leaders, most hate to hear.”
David Brin book The Transparent Society
Source: The Transparent Society (1998), Ch. 1
“I wondered if he ever thought of me, and hated the pang I felt when I told myself he didn't.”
Sarah Dessen book Dreamland
Source: Dreamland (2000)
Bernard Cornwell (1944) British writer
General Thomas Graham and Captain Richard Sharpe, p. 126
Sharpe (Novel Series), Sharpe's Fury (2006)
Yuzuru Hanyu (1994) Japanese figure skater (1994-)
Other quotes, 2014
Original: (ja) 逆境は嫌いじゃないので。弱くなってる自分がすごく嫌なんです。それは本当に嫌いですけど、でも弱いというのは強くなれる可能性があると思ってるんで。
Source: Excerpt from a press conference at the NHK Trophy 2014, held on 30 November 2014, aired the same day in ネオスポ (Neospo) on TV Tokyo and 15 December 2014 in News Every on NTV.
“Harry: (On being called a self-hating Jew) Hey, I may hate myself, but not because I'm Jewish.”
Woody Allen (1935) American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician
Deconstructing Harry (1997)