Eileen Collins Quotes
We have had a fantastic mission. We are so glad to come back and be able to say it's a success.
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The only thing I have learnt over the years is that if you enjoy your work and put in the best efforts, it will show. If you follow this process, things work out. But if you go chasing a formula, success will elude you.
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If anything, I'm the most hesitant to bring on a label. That terrifies me. I think people believe major labels are linked to success. They're absolutely not that.
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The victor belongs to the spoils.
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No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
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Success should stem from entrepreneurial creativity, not political connectivity.
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There are so many immigrant-led success stories in the United States, and the fact that it's gotten so much harder for educated folks to stay here is really unfortunate.
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The success of 'Kick' will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in.
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Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images.
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My books have occasionally been of mixed success. It's not like I have gone from triumph to triumph. I have had a couple of books do very, very well and a couple do very, very badly.
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Nothing recedes like success.
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The only question to ask yourself is, how much are you willing to sacrifice to achieve this success?
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The metaphor of Exodus is one that has dogged the Jews from the outset. Their very success attracts resentment.
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In the late 1950s, self-esteem hadn't yet been invented. High schools saw their sole mission as preparing students thoroughly for academic work.
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The mission proper to the Church is that of proclaiming the Gospel.
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I have a theory that self-made, first-generation actresses don't feel entitled to success.
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If poetry were nothing but texture, Dylan Thomas would be as good as any poet alive. The what of his poems is hardly essential to their success, and the best and most brilliantly written pieces usually say less than the worst.
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A mirror does not develop because an historical pageant passes in front of it. It only develops when it gets a fresh coat of quicksilver - in other words, when it acquires new sensitiveness; and the novel's success lies in its own sensitiveness, not in the success of its subject matter.
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Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.
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After graduating, I began auditioning for films while continuing to model. I did a few fashion shows, ad shoots, and even got a few Bollywood offers, but nothing great.
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I work for a place that's been great to me over the years, and when you make a mistake, you're hurting your company as well.
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When my parents went off to Knoxville to work, I lived with my father's mother. She was strict - the kind who starched and ironed dresses. I had to sit more than I played. Oh, I was miserable. I liked being out with the animals. I'd come in the house with my hair pulled out, sash off the dress, dirty as heck. I was always getting spanked.
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We have had a fantastic mission. We are so glad to come back and be able to say it's a success.
