Quotes about "Success & Achievement"

Acting is trying to be absolutely truthful; to get audiences to believe that you are a dean, when, actually, not only are you not the dean, but if you walked into the building they'd probably throw you out. That's very hard. ”

From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along. ”

The state treasurer has authority to weigh in and take leadership roles on taxing and spending legislation. ”

I have some lofty goals. I want 'You Broke Up With Me' to go Number One. ”

I like David Beckham just because of his lifestyle. He don't ever need to score another goal again. How many times has he been on the cover of GQ? ”

I'm a black man in the United States of America, so I always feel like there's a target on me. ”

My job is to inspire the people, to be on top of my game and push my culture forward. ”

I dated all these girls and ended up not liking them and thought to myself, 'What was it that all of them had in common?' They had too much time on their hands. Even though they were pretty, they lacked something. A woman could be less attractive but with ambition and drive, that's the most beautiful thing. ”

When you set goals and you reach those goals in mid-August and early September, there's nothing to look forward to. You sort of lose your drive. ”

When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change. ”