Steve McQueen (Terence Steven McQueen) Quotes
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.
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Going to the Super Bowl is not the reward. It's playing really well and winning.
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My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.
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Bill Cosby, you know, he's a delightful guy.
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Accepting your own mortality is like eating your vegetables: You may not want to do it, but it's good for you.
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Everyone thinks when they start writing that they can't do it. I was lucky. My sister Delia was the most important person in terms of encouraging me.
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I know it's surprising, but there is a generation of people who haven't seen a Bond movie. They have no idea what it is. I want to entertain them as much as anyone else.
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I love sportswear in my own weird way. Fashion is such a personal journey for me. I'm much more of a girl that's a T-shirt, legging, layering kind of thing, and outerwear.
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The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.
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I always liked No. 10 because I loved Zidane. He was my role model. I always wanted to play like him.
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I truly believe that God has given us few brain cells, and you have to direct them to the right things that make you happy.
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Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur.
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I've done two 'Hamlets,' two 'Lears,' three 'Midsummer Night's Dreams' - I've done most of these plays more than once, and every time I direct them, I learn things.
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People are willing to do the most appalling things to another person for the sake of imposing a religious belief.
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I did not believe that the public was sophisticated enough to understand that a newsman could wear several hats and that we had the ability to turn off - nearly, you can't say perfectly, but nearly - all of our prejudices and biases.
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We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity.
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Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.
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I would say that awards are for children. Because children need a tangible representation of their achievement. And as adults, you have to settle for the respect and admiration of your peers.
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You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.
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The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don't have to work hard.
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Wishes are slippery things. You have to be very specific or you can get exactly what you wished for and still end up with nothing.
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Some of us just have to work harder to stay in the game.
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I worked hard, and if you work hard you get the goodies.
