Jay-Z Quotes

Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you don't know how it feels to lose it all. You don't have that fear. So why do you think people get stuck in those boxes? It's that fear of going back down.

Jay-Z

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FailureFearPeopleThinkYouLose

I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.

Johann Sebastian Bach

SuccessSucceedWillWellObliged

I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.

Mel Brooks

MeArmyLike

I loved 'Matilda.' The kids are so brilliant and uninhibited. They were inspiring. Seeing them onstage, just going wild, reminded me of when I was that age. I was excited for them and completely taken by their innocence and hard work.

Matthew James Thomas

WorkHard WorkAgeMeLovedSeeing

If you go to Gettysburg and take the time, maybe take a tour, maybe just drive around, read some of the monuments, read some of the plaques, you will come away changed.

Jeff Shaara

TimeDriveYouGoWillMonuments

Our secular culture is adrift in a sea of relativism, escapism, and self-indulgent inanities, with our media and entertainment elites leading the parade.

Tom Tancredo

SeaCultureMediaEntertainmentOur

The last thing that should come between two willing parties, one that wants to adopt and one that wants to find a home, is economics.

Rocky Wirtz

HomeEconomicsFindTwoLastCome

You went up to be examined with the other Jewish children, your heart heavy about that matter of your nose.

Mary Antin

HeartChildrenYouMatterJewishUp

We don't sell a car, we sell a dream. We are Italy's national team. There are many great soccer teams in our country, but there is only one Ferrari.

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

CarGreatTeamDreamSoccerCountry

To me, the director is the most important, rather than the story.

Ludivine Sagnier

MeStoryImportantDirectorRather

In Australia, there just weren't strong roles for actors of colour. I was often being asked to turn up for commercials with a ghetto blaster on my shoulder. I thought, 'Are we in the '60s?'

DeObia Oparei

StrongThoughtGhettoAustraliaTurn

I like the old-fashioned, vintage-inspired swimsuits with halters and maybe a little ruching, and the longer cut that's almost short-shorts, like Ava Gardner used to wear a lot, right?

Christina Hendricks

RightLittleWearCutUsedAlmost

I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy.

Corey Reynolds

BornCapitalI Was BornVirginia

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