Quotes by My Own What makes my work my own is where I'm writing from. And I feel like I have a million stories to write about Chicago. Joe Meno feelmy-ownworkwriting I never wanted to work for anybody else; I always wanted to be my own boss. John Barry neverbossmy-ownwork When I say I don't like my own work, that doesn't mean it isn't better than everyone else's. John Banville ownbettermy-ownwork I think once I started writing my own music and having my own bands, that's when I got more of a focus on what I wanted to do, personally. John Abercrombie thinkmy-ownmusicfocus When I was in primary school, I was given a five-line script in 'Anansi the Spider Man,' and I decided to just improv and make it my own. For a second, I felt like Kevin Hart because everyone was laughing. I just continued to do it. Why not? John Boyega ownmanmy-ownschool I can explain my body and my brain, but there's something more. I can't explain my own existence - what makes me a unique human being. John Eccles memy-ownuniquebrain On my return to Cornwall I discovered that I was living in a tropical paradise. For now I am content to explore my own home and our nearest neighbour France. John Dyer i-amparadisemy-ownhome Whenever I play a role, it's like I've been kidnapped inside my own body. John Lithgow ownmy-ownbodyplay I've been around so many people for so long that I take great delight in my own company. John Mellencamp greatmy-ownlongpeople I once read Updike after writing a first draft, and I wanted to put my own book on the fire. I've since learned to read utter crap while I'm writing: pulp is the thing. John Niven my-ownfirewritingbook Often, what I tell a new CEO asking for advice, or one of my own new leaders, is the two most important decisions that your team is going to watch is the first person you hire and the first person you promote - because you are saying that's the type of person I want. John T. Chambers newyoumy-ownteam My own personal popularity can have no influence over me when the dictates of my best judgment and the obligations of an oath require of me a particular course. Under such circumstances, whether I sink or swim on the tide of popular favor is, to me, a matter of inferior consideration. John Tyler bestmemy-ownmatter The whole - it's the economy's bad. It's bad for everybody. I have my own comedy club. I opened it three years ago in a horrible economy. I created jobs. And we just started breaking even after a year and a half, barely. For that entire time, I have had to pay the difference of what we owe in rent and taxes and everything out of my own pocket. Jon Lovitz badmy-owncomedytime In London, what I do on the weekend is be a person and have my own life. In Paris, it is going from this hotel to the office and back again. But I love it. Jonathan Anderson weekendmy-ownlovelife I'm a somewhat isolated person in my own way, or I move along a little trail, I go this place, I go that place. It's not like I'm varying my exposure. Jonathan Ames personplacemy-ownway I'd been writing my own coming-of-age story, and I got to take a lot of that energy and a lot of those moments and themes that I wanted to explore in a much smaller film and then apply them to 'Spider-Man: Homecoming.' Jon Watts storymy-ownmomentsenergy I think I always knew I would be a writer some day, but it wasn't until I was grown and had children of my own that I turned to telling Native American stories. Joseph Bruchac daythinkmy-ownchildren My own special knowledge is about the Abenaki people and, to some degree, my Iroquois neighbors. But whenever I write anything about another tribal nation, I always get a lot of help. Not just from books, but from people who belong to that tribal nation. Joseph Bruchac nationmy-ownpeopleknowledge I usually live in my own ignorant, pop-culture bubble, so I don't really know what people are doing. Josh Thomas liveknowmy-ownpeople A pattern has developed under the Maduro regime. When pressure builds, the first recourse is to repress and persecute. I know this because buckshot pellets fired by members of the armed forces - at peaceful protesters in 2017 - remain lodged in my own body. A minor price to pay compared to the sacrifices made by some of my compatriots. Juan Guaido knowmy-ownbodypressure«4243444546474849505152»
