#my own

Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story to satisfy their own particular needs. For my own people, it was important to imagine him as the Great Emancipator, the Moses who led us out of slavery. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#because #claim #closely #everyone #great

When I do my collection, it is in a way my own story. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#i #i do #my own #own #story

I don't know exactly what is my impact, but I can say I am doing fashion my own way. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#doing #exactly #fashion #i #i am

Since I was not able wholly to subscribe to any one set of beliefs advanced by any 'guru' I had to fall back on my own, however derivative. ↗

— Anthony Storr

#advanced #any #back #beliefs #derivative

I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life. ↗

— Wally Lamb

#fiction #get #i #i think #i write

I am the woman I grew to be partly in spite of my mother, and partly because of the extraordinary love of her best friends, and my own best friends' mothers, and from surrogates, many of whom were not women at all but gay men. I have loved them my entire life, even after their passing. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#am #because #best #entire #entire life

I can tell you that, you know, when I went to my first movie premiere, it was my own movie, and I wore the best jeans I had and my favorite top. You know, I made sure my hair had some wave in it because I braided it the night before myself. ↗

— Diane Lane

#before #best #favorite #first #had

Having kids has been great for me. I have two beautiful step- kids, as well as my own new daughter. They've really helped me to keep my feet firmly on the ground, and life is good. I feel like I'm the luckiest guy here. ↗

— Matt LeBlanc

#been #daughter #feel #feet #firmly

I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own. ↗

— Patrice Leconte

#cinema #feel #fond #from time to time #having

Although I am a public figure, I'm still a little shy. I don't think my own personality is important. I prefer to keep some small dosage of privacy. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

#am #dosage #figure #i #i am