I was an ambitious child and I tended to be scatterbrained. If I was at school and saw a bird outside the window I wanted to follow it. I was adventurous.
SYLVESTER STALLONEIf it’s not broken, break it. That’s how new discoveries are made. That’s why everything that changes life is called a breakthrough.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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I love being verbal in films.
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I think that gravity sets into everything, including careers, but pendulums do swing and mountains do become valleys after a while if you keep on walking.
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The way to be successful in Hollywood is to be as obnoxious as the next guy.
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Every time I’ve failed, people had me out for the count, but I always come back.
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Nothing’s harder than writing. There’s no comparison. With directing, you can bounce a lot of ideas around. There’s tremendous support – you’ve got editors and sound mixers. With writing, it’s all you, and it’s just crippling when people tear up your pages.
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For every guy, there is an opportunity to be a lot better than he thought he could be. We can’t all be the star of the team, but we can be a star in our life. That’s where you set your goal.
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I think everyone has a certain kind of formula in their life. When you deviate from that formula, you’re going to fail big or you’re gonna win big.
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At the end of the day, ‘Rocky’ is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian.
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I think kids growing up, if they were picked on and feeling inferior at 12, they’re going to feel that way at 72. You just deal with it better. I’m serious.
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I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going.
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Going in one more round when you don’t think you can – that’s what makes all the difference in your life.
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The church is the gym of the soul.
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I’m a big believer that, in life, we can’t succeed in everything. Most times, we lose.
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Boxing is a great exercise as long as you can yell “cut” whenever you want to.
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Theater is like boxing – having the audience ringside. It’s instant gratification. Or horrification.
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