Study people’s success stories hard. Study their failures even harder.
SYLVESTER STALLONEAt 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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Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés.
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When I was in junior high school, the teachers voted me the student most likely to end up in the electric chair.
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Life’s not about how hard of a hit you can give, it’s about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.
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If you express yourself too much, you’re considered weak.
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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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Everybody has anger or regret in them one way or another. They all try different things to get it out. Some people go to psychiatrists. Some paint pictures. Some people talk it out.
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Every generation has to find their own heroes.
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Don’t be gullible, use life before it uses you. Understand there are no free lunches, and for every action you take, there’s a reaction.
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I’m not a genetically superior person. I built my body.
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Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.
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I’d rather do something I love badly than to feel bad about not doing something I love.
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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 made some truly awful movies. ‘Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot’ was the worst. If you ever want someone to confess to murder just make him or her sit through that film. They will confess to anything after 15 minutes.
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If you’re willing to take the humiliation of sticking your head above the crowd, maybe it’s, you know, the pleasure will be worth the pain.
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No one will hit you harder than life itself. It doesn’t matter how hard you hit back. It’s about how much you can take, and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. That’s how you win.
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