The church is the gym of the soul.
SYLVESTER STALLONEThat’s what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.
More Sylvester Stallone Quotes
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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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When you’re pushed killing is as easy as breathing.
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The only thing that I haven’t done is perform brain surgery on myself. I’ve been very, very lucky. I’ve spared Shakespeare undue stress by not doing that.
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I know I’m incredibly unpredictable, and that’s the only thing I’m sure of.
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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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When you find the right components in your life, the right people, that gel with you, then you feel as though you’re invincible. It may be a fallacy, but you at least feel as though you can take all that life has to dish out.
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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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You have to grab life by the throat and squeeze before it grabs you by your neck and breaks it. Own your destiny.
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Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés.
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Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure.
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You’ve got to show your soul otherwise you’re just a piece of equipment.
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If you look back at life, I bet you will regret about 80% of your actions. But life consists of all mistakes.
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Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but the loyalty never fades.
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I really am a manifestation of my own fantasy.
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To know that the odds are so high that only through the perishing of your life will the minions survive, that’s love. That’s heroism.
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If you don’t have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life.
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Don’t discuss your dreams. Pursue them!
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When I tried to play characters that strayed from who I am it ended in disaster. People didn’t expect me in comedies or musicals.
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When I tried to branch out into comedy, I didn’t do very well at it, so I went back to doing what I do naturally well, or what the audience expects from me – action pictures.
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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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Now if you know what you’re worth. Then go out and get what you’re worth.
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Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older.
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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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When life hits you pretty hard, you can go into a dark corner.
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I was an insecure kid. Once I saw ‘Hercules’ with Steve Reeves, it completely changed my life. If I had never gone to that film, I wouldn’t be here today.
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In the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can’t control a nine-year-old girl.
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