Daley Thompson Quotes
Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.
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Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.
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The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
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Some of the most fun people I know are scientists.
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I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply my skills as an actor.
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It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about rock n' roll.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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I think that the idea that I'm writing for many more people than I ever imagined has created a certain general responsibility that is literary and political. There's even pride involved, in not wanting to fall short of what I did before.
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I'm smart enough to know to work with smart people.
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I've been working for many years and I think I've managed to work with some of the best people in the business, which has been rewarding and an apprenticeship.
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If you're having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don't know you. They don't have the right to have an opinion on you.
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Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.
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Most people don't understand that being in the public eye is emotionally exhausting. It takes a lot out of you.
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Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.
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I'm planning to be here forever, but I know at some point I'll probably have to give it up. If you live to 100, there's a very good chance you'll live forever. Because very few people die after 100.
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I created my own charity called My Peak Challenge. We've been able to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds. It's helping change people's lives, and I've had lots of wonderful letters about it.
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Traditionally with debut albums, labels insist on a face, so people know who you are.
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'Moonlight' changed me. To see people so moved by this movie inspires me to find something else to offer. And maybe the next one touches only five people or maybe just one person. To me, you know, that would still be worth it.
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When people take advantage of you and make a business out of it, that's not nice.
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'Downton Abbey' about upper-class posh people: of course it is.
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There's a misconception in my opinion... and it's that we Latinos have to go do an American album, an English album, an Anglo production, to cross over.
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I spent five years running Manhattan GMAT helping young people get into business school.
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I've been a diva since I was four.
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You can go to places in Africa and Asia and find Marley graffiti. In the slums of Nairobi, you see his lyrics painted on walls, and you realise he has this almost religious significance to the underclass of the world. He's a guy born in a hut with no bed, and now he's probably the most listened-to artist in the world. It's fascinating.
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Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.
