Quotes by My Own I started playing the piano, pretty much on my own, when I was 5, and I started writing music when I was 7. In fact, I won a composition award. It was a crummy little piece, but I won with it. Maury Yeston awardmy-ownmusicwriting I'm a perfectionist and my own worst critic. Mauro Ranallo criticownmy-ownworst One of the hardest things I've encountered whilst working on 'Pippin' is the consistent irony, as a reflection from the core material of the show, within my own life. Matthew James Thomas ownmy-ownreflectionlife I'm not a great guitarist, but I do bits and bobs. I'm mainly a songwriter and a composer. I've done a lot of scoring and some stuff for British pop music that did pretty well, but I've mainly been working on my own stuff with Duncan Sheik. Matthew James Thomas owngreatmy-ownmusic I was a kid in the 1970s and '80s, and I was definitely inspired by Jim Henson's 'Muppets' and 'Sesame Street.' I was very curious about what was going on underneath the puppets I saw on screen. I made my own puppets, did puppet shows for schools, PTAs, churches, and the kids in my neighborhood. Matt Vogel streetowncuriousmy-own I dabbled in puppetry throughout college and even had my own traveling puppet show after I graduated. Matt Vogel showownmy-owncollege The whole reason I did a bodybuilding show was to see how far I could push my own discipline. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. When I made the switch to acting, I was able to break that down into small, measurable goals like I did with bodybuilding. Matt McGorry goalsdownmy-owndiscipline Being an actor only came about because Arnaud Desplechin, the guy who did 'Kings and Queen', had this curious idea to think that I could be an actor, but I had never acted before, and I was supposed to direct my own film! Mathieu Amalric queenneverthinkmy-own I can't help but do things my own way. Mat Kearney helpownmy-ownway When I started forming my own taste, there was a period in high school when I listened to only rap and hip-hop, like A Tribe Called Quest. Mat Kearney ownhigh-schoolmy-ownschool I used to work at HAL, where I made 'Kirby' and 'Smash Bros.' After that, I became an independent designer, but I didn't have my own team. Masahiro Sakurai ownmy-ownteamwork The idea for 'Ballet Baby' started when I was going through my own pregnancy. Mary Helen Bowers ownthroughmy-ownbaby I regret that I had to leave my country. But I had to do it in order to achieve and decide my own fate. I was forced into it. Democracy came about 15 years too late for me. But I have to say that it's there now, and Czech Republic is a fantastic country; it always was but just had the wrong regime at the top. Martina Navratilova memy-owndemocracyregret Basically, what I do is place a stop, generally 10 to 20 percent below the current price, whenever I buy a stock. The exact level depends on my own analysis of a stock's trading pattern. If a stock violates this stop, I'm out. Martin Zweig stopownplacemy-own I'm just writing less of my own music lately - I go in and out of phases a lot. Sometimes there are these accidents that just sort of happen, that are kind of waiting around the corner. I guess Modest Mouse was one of them. Mark Kozelek my-ownmusicwaitingsometimes I now have two kids of my own in college, so I know how important it is that we keep the dream alive for every family and I share the concern about rising tuition costs. Mark Kennedy my-ownfamilycollegedream I follow my own advice: eat less, move more, eat lots of fruits, vegetables, and grains, and don't eat too much junk food. It leaves plenty of flexibility for eating an occasional junk food. Marion Nestle my-owneatingadvicefood I never worried about raising a kid on my own. Marianne Lake ownneverkidmy-own I always wanted to beat my own path. Marianne Elliott ownalwaysmy-ownpath My own personal tweets are very limited. I think I have, like, 68 followers on my personal Twitter. Maria Cornejo personalownthinkmy-own«5455565758596061626364»
