Roger Bannister Quotes

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work.

Roger Bannister

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: March 23, 1929

Topics

WorkHard WorkAchievementSchoolMe

I was kind of secretly hoping one of my kids would go out and make a million bucks. So when they put me in a home, at least I'll have a window with a view.

Joe Biden

HomeMeWindowViewGoKind

I'd always enjoyed acting, but modeling was so time-consuming - and lucrative - that I didn't pursue it.

Jerry Hall

ModelingActingAlwaysPursue

My debut feature, 'The Baby-Sitters Club,' got good reviews and made good money for what it cost. But it took me six years to get to direct my second feature. I think a guy would have had another movie out the same year.

Melanie Mayron

GoodMoneyMeThinkYearClub

A first visit to a madhouse is always a shock.

Anna Freud

FirstAlwaysShockVisit

When I got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, a doctor told me to give up the course as I'd be totally deaf within a couple of years. But I refused to give in.

Stephanie Beacham

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I think people who are compelled to achieve never really think they've achieved... I think the moment you get to a place when you think 'Oh I'm a fashion legend' then that's when you're no longer competitive in your field.

Tom Ford

MomentPeopleFashionThinkLegend

Performance is always something that will be a part of my career.

Robin Thede

PerformanceCareerWillAlwaysPart

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.

Robert Benchley

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I'm not really a political animal but I am rather fascinated by the meltdown of England and America. In the end, it seems as if America might come out of it, but I'm not sure if England is ever going to recover.

Rupert Everett

I AmAnimalEndPoliticalAmerica

I could never imagine myself acting in front of a camera or doing anything in front of the camera. I was a very shy girl.

Disha Patani

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Going home, spending time with the family, I feel they're my friends as well, all of them. I look forward to meeting any one of them for a coffee, and when we all get together, I just love it.

Domhnall Gleeson

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I'd never get elected if people in North Carolina realized how liberal I am.

Dean Smith

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