Daniel Cormier Quotes
I'm letting competition drive me, and when competition drives me, I don't think anyone can compete with me.
Quotes to Explore
-
I'm not religious. I was as a child, and like lots of people, I suppose, rapidly became very disillusioned with the whole thing. I also feel that organised religion has caused far more problems than it has solved.
-
The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.
-
It's just about keeping people who are close to me, near. It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood.
-
In many countries, they do not even keep track of how girls are doing in school, or if they are there at all. If we say, 'Girls count,' then we must count girls, so we can see if we are really making progress in educating every girl.
-
We can power our economy without despoiling our wild places.
-
The Great War was a progressive revelation and disillusionment.
-
If your mom is still around, you're so lucky.
-
I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.
-
It's like everybody is shooting something, and everybody's a filmmaker; everybody can shoot a cat video and post it. So the big thing now is - for people that have talent and have something to say, and are creative, and are capable of making something good - is how do they get attention to it?
-
Flipping through the 'Toronto Star' one day in 2008, I noticed a piece about a phenomenal boxer from the Philippines who had won several different titles in several different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao's rise from heart-crushing poverty to the top ranks of his sport was astounding.
-
I am a crazy Maverick fan. I would go there if Dallas was a great entertainment center.
-
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
-
Cows are gentle, interesting animals.
-
I knew Jimmy Dean. He tested for 'Battle Cry'. Paul Newman tested for 'Battle Cry'. I did nine tests to finally get that role.
-
In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
-
I don't know how to say no, and that's a weakness.
-
What Whitney Houston has accomplished will never be accomplished. She's the most famous person on the planet as far as vocaling and her songs. So I'm very happy that I can sit here and say I had a chance to know her. And I'm still dazed that she's gone. But she lives because her music is so powerful.
-
Obviously it's more fun having my teammates there and having all that camaraderie, but individual workouts are not a loss.
-
I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.
-
Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.
-
I need to have something else going on. I'm able to write a lot if I have an episode of 'Friday Night Lights' going on my computer.
-
Kmart uses such mass production that they are able to lower their prices. My hose, for instance, is made by the same factory, the same machines, the same threads as the hose made by four top designers.
-
I'm letting competition drive me, and when competition drives me, I don't think anyone can compete with me.
