Brian Tracy Quotes
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I have never received a Farthing of Prize Money either for Artillery Ammunition or Vessels.
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My biggest fear in life is to be average.
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There is no magical formula for winning a Nobel Prize.
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On average, since 9/11, the FBI reckons that just over 100,000 terrorism leads each year have come over the transom. Analysts and agents designate them as immediate, priority or routine, but the bureau says every one is covered.
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I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!
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I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it?
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Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that.
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I just think if you play it, it seeps in, it seeps into the performances, it seeps into the atmosphere of the movie. And a lot of times I used the music ... while they were doing the scene.
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Life is a prize, but to live doesn't mean you're alive
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Everyone's future is, in reality, uncertain and full of unknown treasures from which all may draw unguessed prizes.
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I can't say I believe in prizes. I was a whiz in the three-legged race - that's something you CAN win.
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Parts win prizes, not actors.
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The musical performances do more than enrich the movie; they complete it.
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The performances of others are often selected as standards for self-improvement of abilities.
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That was one of my most surprising discoveries when I dug into the history of average-ism: When you actually get the data, it rarely captures anyone. Which then begs the question, why are we using this as a reference standard for human beings?
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The Age of Average gave us a lot. Take clothing: We've all benefited remarkably from large, medium and small sizes making things affordable and available, but when it really counts - the wedding gown and the pressurized fighter pilot suit - it's bespoke all the way.
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Develop the winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results.
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Your self-image controls your performance; see yourself as confident and in complete control
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If the devil cannot keep you from being saved, if next he fails to make you backslide, then he undertakes to keep you just an average Christian. Here he succeeds with most believers.
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I suppose when I started playing guitar, it was the means to an end. I never thought of myself as a fully fledged guitar instrumentalist. And my early excursions on the electric guitar were curtailed when Eric Clapton came on the scene, and I decided I was never going to be in the same arena as a Clapton or a Peter Green.
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I really committed to growing my hair out about a year and a half ago. There's always this awkward moment when you're growing your hair out and it just doesn't look all that great. But if you just power through it then you'll get a pretty good end result.
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I usually experiment with posture and physical attributes that may inform the character. Next, my impression gets a nice injection of inspiration when the costumes arrive and I can see his silhouette in the mirror. Then I go memorize all the lines and try and connect each line to a thought I think he might have. Then I show up on the day, wait my turn, and when the director calls "action," I trust that I have done enough work on my impression that I can just believe it strongly enough to play with abandon from inside that character.
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There are no prizes for average performance.
