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Billy Dee Williams Quotes

Failure's not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger.

Billy Dee Williams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: April 6, 1937

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Failure Character Stronger You Bad

Scorsese and De Niro taught me to bring out the natural side of myself. And they taught me to think of myself as the average guy. Sometimes the average guy belongs in a role more than your matinee idol-type of person. We have to have people we can relate to.

Myself People Me Think Person More

I want to be together with everyone else but stay lonely.

Jean-Luc Godard

Together Lonely Want Everyone Stay

As a young pianist in Hollywood, I began orchestrating for others, and I just felt really comfortable doing that.

Doing Young Hollywood Comfortable

Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves.

Purpose Problem Matter Out Pursue

I've always wanted to do things as fast as possible.

Mikaela Shiffrin

Fast Possible Always Things Wanted

The first thing I learned is that campaigns are about money. I had this romantic idea that campaigns were about law and debates and so forth, which is just not true. It's about money.

Romantic Money Law True First Just

I played in three countries. I played in two World Series. But I never found anything to match the joy and the laughter those years with the Eagles brought me. The city and county loved us.

Joy Laughter City Me World Loved

You're watching the movie for the first time when you're working with the actors in front of the camera. You don't think about how the audience will react. You discover the film.

Juan Antonio Bayona

Time Think Camera You React Will

Sometimes you just need to raise your voice. And sometimes a little anger is necessary, to be honest.

Anger Voice You Sometimes Need Just

When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band.

Young Drummer Rock Become More Band

A lot of reality shows tend to harp on the negative. The person isn't pretty enough or can't sing well enough or maybe isn't even funny enough.

Funny Negative Reality Enough Person

To be named as one of the finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2010 on Friday was a special moment for me. As a player, it's something that you dream about. It's an honor that you have to earn based on your career and the respect from your peers around you.

Respect Moment Me Basketball Honor

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