Jerry Rice Quotes

My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didn't want to let them down.

Jerry Rice

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WorkFailureFearSchoolParents

I threw up before every single football game I played, and I did so up through my NFL career. It was good pressure. It was pressure to be good. It was pressure to be the best. It was pressure to want to win.

Jim Kelly

GoodBestFootballWinGameCareer

Every actor I know wants to be a pop star.

Michael Hutchence

KnowActorStarPopPop StarEvery

I enjoy acting. It's not that I begin to think I'm getting better. I now fully know that I've made no improvement whatsoever since I was 20. I can live with it.

John Rhys-Davies

LiveImprovementThinkBetterEnjoy

I am fearful, or suspicious, of generalizations... They cannot guide me reliably in making decisions about particular individuals.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I AmMeDecisionsCannotGuide

You never get over an ex, but you learn to live with it.

Luke Evans

LiveLearnYouNeverOverGet

Our approach makes it so if you hear a said song of ours in 2003 and then you hear it again in 2009 it's probably evolved and changed a good bit, and hopefully for the better.

Bruce Hornsby

GoodSongBetterYouSaidAgain

When I get to do whatever I want, I'm perfectly happy. I've found that the best scenario is that I just do what I do, and if somebody wants to be part of it, they should work as a conduit for what vision I have. They should help me complete the universe.

Ariel Pink

WorkVisionBestHappyMeHelp

I'm a modern-day renaissance man.

Winston Marshall

ManRenaissanceModern-Day

What type of 'person' is the for-profit corporation? A spoiled brat - all rights and no responsibilities, a traditional conservative argument would say.

Timothy Noah

ArgumentPersonSayConservative

We only have so much energy for our work, for our relationships, for ourselves. A smart person understands this and guards it carefully. Meanwhile, idiots focus on marginal productivity hacks and gains while they leak out energy each passing day.

Ryan Holiday

WorkFocusDaySmartEnergyPerson

The solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle.

Richard Dawkins

BeautifulPuzzleSolutionMoreOut

I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to work despite the predictions of some naysayers.

Marlee Matlin

WorkPredictionsBeenSomeAround

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