--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Yeah, once. And... I could have done that…" description: "\"Yeah, once. And... I could have done that with a German Shepard.\" — Gia Carangi" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/gia-carangi-17315_german_yeah-once-and-i-could-have-done-that-wit_1407592.png" --- # Yeah, once. And... I could have done that with a German… ![“Yeah, once. And... I could have done that with a German Shepard.” quote by Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/gia-carangi-17315_german_yeah-once-and-i-could-have-done-that-wit_1407592.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/gia-carangi-17315_german_yeah-once-and-i-could-have-done-that-wit_1407592.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/gia-carangi-17315_german_yeah-once-and-i-could-have-done-that-wit_1407592.png) > “Yeah, once. And... I could have done that with a German Shepard.” [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. She suggests she could have handled a situation using a German Shepherd’s traits, implying confidence and loyalty **In simple terms:** She could have managed it with a loyal, confident dog Key Takeaway Embrace confidence and loyalty in challenges Themes confidence loyalty self-reliance Mood determined reflective Type advice personal When to use this quote - career pressure - relationship conflict - personal crisis - decision making Key Concepts personal strength animal metaphor Questions to Reflect On - How can you apply a dog’s loyalty to your own challenges? - When does confidence become overconfidence? 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I'd begun to think the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audie-murphy/i-m-glad-that-it-didn-t-take-as-long-to-get-shepard-off-the-ground-as/) [Audie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audie-murphy/) > [“Only sheep need a Shepard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-lomeli/only-sheep-need-a-shepard/) [Elizabeth Lomeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-lomeli/) > [Sam Shepard is - I didn't tell this to Sammy, but if I had to point to one artist that made me want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norbert-leo-butz/sam-shepard-is-i-didn-t-tell-this-to-sammy-but-if-i-had-to-point-to/) [Norbert Leo Butz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norbert-leo-butz/) > [In 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, two guys beat up Matthew Shepard and left him on the side of the road hanging on the fence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-titus/in-1998-in-laramie-wyoming-two-guys-beat-up-matthew-shepard-and-left/) [Christopher Titus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-titus/) > [“...years since have proved to me over and over again that the heart set to do the Father’s will need never fear defeat. 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You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bergmann/an-english-comedian-once-explained-the-popularity-of-umlauts-among/) [David Bergmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bergmann/) > [The German ueber-photographer Andreas Gursky was the perfect pre-9/11 artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-saltz/the-german-ueber-photographer-andreas-gursky-was-the-perfect-pre-9-11/) [Jerry Saltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-saltz/) > [It is not like studying German, where you mull along, in a groping, uncertain way, for thirty years; and at last, just as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/it-is-not-like-studying-german-where-you-mull-along-in-a-groping/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) > [I studied classical opera, so I was always singing in Italian and German and French.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wang-leehom/i-studied-classical-opera-so-i-was-always-singing-in-italian-and/) [Wang Leehom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wang-leehom/) > [“Ne ispada li, onda, da je egzistencijalni umor rezultat premalog, a ne prevelikog angažovanja? Postajemo li umorni usled toga što olakšavamo sebi situaciju, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernhard-schlink/ne-ispada-li-onda-da-je-egzistencijalni-umor-rezultat-premalog-a-ne/) [Bernhard Schlink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernhard-schlink/) > [Angela Merkel has been focused on the right things. She has focused on the interests of her citizens - and not just in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-trudeau/angela-merkel-has-been-focused-on-the-right-things-she-has-focused-on/) [Justin Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-trudeau/) > [I hate watching myself speak German, it's painful!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-marsch/i-hate-watching-myself-speak-german-it-s-painful/) [Jesse Marsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-marsch/) ## More by Gia Carangi > [Dear book, this is another day in my life. A life is like a book. A book is like a box. A box has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/dear-book-this-is-another-day-in-my-life-a-life-is-like-a-book-a-book/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [You scare the shit out of people so they can't see how scared you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/you-scare-the-shit-out-of-people-so-they-can-t-see-how-scared-you-are/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [I could do this, I could be a fucking housewife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/i-could-do-this-i-could-be-a-fucking-housewife/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [I'd tell them that you don't have to be anybody. Because I'd know that being somebody doesn't make you anybody anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/i-d-tell-them-that-you-don-t-have-to-be-anybody-because-i-d-know-that/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [Life and death, energy and peace. If I stop today it was still worth it. Even the terrible mistakes that I made and would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/life-and-death-energy-and-peace-if-i-stop-today-it-was-still-worth-it/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [Look, this was a free trip to New York. If I had known you were looking for Marcia fucking Brady, I woulda stayed home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/look-this-was-a-free-trip-to-new-york-if-i-had-known-you-were-looking/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [Well somebody has to take care of me! I'm just a kid!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/well-somebody-has-to-take-care-of-me-i-m-just-a-kid/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [You look so pretty. I love you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/you-look-so-pretty-i-love-you/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [Actually, Tony, my face is a little higher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/actually-tony-my-face-is-a-little-higher/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [Honey, what is it? It it about today? I did one line. One lousy line, and that's it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/honey-what-is-it-it-it-about-today-i-did-one-line-one-lousy-line-and/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [Hmm, hmm. You'd say anything to get that shot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/hmm-hmm-you-d-say-anything-to-get-that-shot/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [When I look in the mirror,I just want to like myself...And if I like myself,then I look good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/when-i-look-in-the-mirror-i-just-want-to-like-myself-and-if-i-like/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [Tell yourself whatever you need to hear, you're the only one listening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/tell-yourself-whatever-you-need-to-hear-you-re-the-only-one-listening/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [Where are you going? Don't change the subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/where-are-you-going-don-t-change-the-subject/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) > [People keep going away from me, that hurts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gia-carangi/people-keep-going-away-from-me-that-hurts/) [Gia Carangi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) [Explore all 36 Gia Carangi quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gia-carangi/) ## More German quotes > [I hate watching myself speak German, it's painful!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-marsch/i-hate-watching-myself-speak-german-it-s-painful/) [Jesse Marsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-marsch/) > [Angela Merkel has been focused on the right things. She has focused on the interests of her citizens - and not just in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-trudeau/angela-merkel-has-been-focused-on-the-right-things-she-has-focused-on/) [Justin Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-trudeau/) > [“Ne ispada li, onda, da je egzistencijalni umor rezultat premalog, a ne prevelikog angažovanja? Postajemo li umorni usled toga što olakšavamo sebi situaciju, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernhard-schlink/ne-ispada-li-onda-da-je-egzistencijalni-umor-rezultat-premalog-a-ne/) [Bernhard Schlink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernhard-schlink/) > [I studied classical opera, so I was always singing in Italian and German and French.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wang-leehom/i-studied-classical-opera-so-i-was-always-singing-in-italian-and/) [Wang Leehom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wang-leehom/) > [It is not like studying German, where you mull along, in a groping, uncertain way, for thirty years; and at last, just as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/it-is-not-like-studying-german-where-you-mull-along-in-a-groping/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) > [The German ueber-photographer Andreas Gursky was the perfect pre-9/11 artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-saltz/the-german-ueber-photographer-andreas-gursky-was-the-perfect-pre-9-11/) [Jerry Saltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-saltz/) > [“An English comedian once explained the popularity of umlauts among native English speakers as follows: "It's almost as if they had two eyes. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bergmann/an-english-comedian-once-explained-the-popularity-of-umlauts-among/) [David Bergmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bergmann/) > [One of the great qualities of Chancellor Merkel is that she is steady. She analyzes a situation. She's honest. Sometimes we've had disagreements, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-great-qualities-of-chancellor-merkel-is-that-she-is-steady/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [German? I don't know what that means ... we don't say that in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-bieber/german-i-don-t-know-what-that-means-we-don-t-say-that-in-america/) [Justin Bieber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-bieber/) > [I played on a line with Theo Fleury and German Titov, and I was actually center on their line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarome-iginla/i-played-on-a-line-with-theo-fleury-and-german-titov-and-i-was/) [Jarome Iginla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarome-iginla/) > [I watch the Premier League, the Spanish and Dutch leagues, and a little bit of the German league.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/i-watch-the-premier-league-the-spanish-and-dutch-leagues-and-a-little/) [Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/) > [I speak Farsi, German, Dari, and I understand Turkish, but I haven't used it since 1985, so I'm a bit rusty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/navid-negahban/i-speak-farsi-german-dari-and-i-understand-turkish-but-i-haven-t-used/) [Navid Negahban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/navid-negahban/) > [I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-d-rather-have-a-german-division-in-front-of-me-than-a-french-one/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Some things in life are not pleasant but they have to be done. For instance, German and maths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-rennison/some-things-in-life-are-not-pleasant-but-they-have-to-be-done-for/) [Louise Rennison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-rennison/) > [I have always been considered to be the most German among Italian economists, which I always received as a compliment, but was rarely meant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-monti/i-have-always-been-considered-to-be-the-most-german-among-italian/) [Mario Monti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-monti/) [Browse all 490 German quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/german/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Yeah, once. And... 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