Daley Thompson Quotes
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It would be the ultimate dream for me to win an Academy Award, be in love and have kids. Then I would say, 'Life is great! I have done everything I wanted.'
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The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
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I don't deal in pretentious kids' parties.
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The video game culture was an important thing to keep alive in the film because we're in a new era right now. The idea that kids can play video games like Grand Theft Auto or any video game is amazing. The video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe.
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I may have managed to build a successful technology startup that had gone public by the time my three kids hit their 13th birthdays, but don't think that bought my wife and me any special respect from our teenagers.
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When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it.
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It's double talk and double standards. It's like, be honest, but don't be too honest. Look fresh-faced and young, but don't tell us how you got there. God forbid you have plastic surgery, even though we're telling you, 'Oh, you look old.' Be a career woman, but also, why aren't you having kids? Are you some kind of cold shrew?
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I'm a very competitive person.
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I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me.
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I tend to be really competitive when it comes to Scattergories.
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Malicious attacks on the Soviet Union produce a natural feeling of indignation.
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Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it's just an extension of childhood play... Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they don't need any director telling them, 'You really have to believe in it.' They believe in it completely.
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It was priceless. Being the UFC champion and having my kids in the Octagon, my wife, them holding the belt. That was like a movie.
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Liberal democratic states can't remain globally competitive.
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Like many other kids, I liked watching anime.
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The kids get cheated out of a lot of times with their dad. They were good about it.
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For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen.
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Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids.
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My mom and I had a kids' clothing store called Smooch for six years, and I did all the buying before I even had kids.
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Chemistry is not anything an executive producer or writer can orchestrate or plan; you just hope for it.
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If you have to end up in the hospital, try to focus all your pain in your heart rather than your head.
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I don't understand that, because I think that what people like most about the show is that they recognize themselves in the characters and their problems, so the more believable the family is, the more we can draw the audience in.
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It's easy to walk away from risk, and you don't actually have to face it. Success is based upon overcoming the inherent risk you can't manage your way out of.
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For kids it's natural to be competitive.
