Mickey Rourke (Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr.) Quotes

To me, everything's competition.

Mickey Rourke

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• Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.

  

  Abba Eban
  • Men
  • Tragedy
  • Rejection

• D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.

  

  Wanda Sykes
  • People
  • Up
  • Love

• I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.

  

  Larry Hagman
  • School
  • Character
  • Air

• I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I got my first movie, and I gave it my best. Before I was done with that movie, I was offered my first feature film.

  

  Adam Beach
  • People
  • Done
  • Movie

• Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.

  

  Adam Brody
  • Life
  • Time
  • Relationship

• Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.

  

  Victor Hugo
  • Good
  • Great
  • History

• I'm constantly on the go and have found rushing round after a new born baby is the best form of exercise! I always remind myself that men appreciate a womanly shape and some curves!

  

  Abbey Clancy
  • Men
  • Myself
  • Best

• Anything's possible. If I turn round tomorrow and say I want to be a spaceman, I could do that. You can do whatever you want to do.

  

  Sam Smith
  • Want
  • Tomorrow
  • Possible

• To sell something, tell a woman it's a bargain; tell a man it's deductible.

  

  Earl Wilson
  • Man
  • Woman
  • Something

• I was born in Iran, which has a predominantly Muslim population, and I have relatives who are devout Muslims, so I know what it means to be judged based on your appearance and what you're wearing. But your ethnicity and your clothing do not define who you are.

  

  Nazanin Boniadi
  • Know
  • Born
  • Appearance

• I have a dining room done in different shades of white, with white cushions embroidered in yellow silk: the effect is absolutely delightful and the room beautiful.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Different
  • Effect
  • Delightful

• I'm not sure if I'm going to get into coaching. I'm sure I'll stay in soccer somehow.

  

  Abby Wambach
  • Soccer
  • Going
  • Coaching

• I love the smell of a real Christmas tree - also, my mum's Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.

  

  Mallory Jansen
  • Tree
  • Christmas
  • Smell

• A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

  

  J. Paul Getty
  • Nature
  • Always
  • Failure

• The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is.

  

  E. F. Schumacher
  • Blessing
  • Modern
  • Greatest

• People come into your life and people leave it... you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • People
  • Life
  • Trust

• Women inspire me. Women in the airports, around the country in different cities, destinations around the world, inspire me with the way they express their individuality. I love watching women and discovering all the ways each person uses a color, pattern, a style, even a lipstick color. I'm a people watcher.

  

  Camila Alves
  • World
  • Women
  • Style

• Kids nowadays, I remember when I was in school, they were just rude, even to the teachers and stuff.

  

  Madeline Carroll
  • School
  • Kids
  • Remember

• Sometimes it's really quick, and sometimes it's really long. There's no formula for writing songs.

  

  Jack Antonoff Fun.
  • Long
  • Writing
  • Sometimes

• Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.

  

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
  • Children
  • Kiss
  • Parenting

• Speculators get a bad rap. In the popular imagination they're greedy, heedless, and amoral, adept at price manipulations and dirty tricks. In reality, they often play a key role in making markets run smoothly.

  

  James Surowiecki
  • Bad
  • Reality
  • Imagination

• India has given me everything. It has made me Vijay Mallya.

  

  Vijay Mallya
  • Me
  • Everything
  • Made

• With amateur boxing, you're just entered into a competition. And to be the best, you've got to beat the best. You're not waiting around to get these fights organised.

  

  Katie Taylor
  • Waiting
  • Competition
  • Boxing

• To me, everything's competition.

  

  Mickey Rourke
  • Competition
  • Everything