Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. – Mark Twain

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There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can’t. What you’ve got to do is turn about and say ‘Watch me’. -Bryce Harper

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No one has ever become poor by giving.” — Anne Frank

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I played semi-pro at Chalfont St. Peter but it's so hard to become a pro footballer - I think there's even more competition than acting. - Alex Roe

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Making movies is about control. You need to control your narcissism in the first place, and you need to be disciplined enough to understand the reason for the film. You need to follow the agenda of the film, not a personal agenda or that of the studio. Or, worst of all, of the actors. - Luca Guadagnino

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There may be people that have more talent than you, but there is no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. -Derek Jeter

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When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. — Paulo Coelho

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If you’re not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he’ll be ready to take your job. I want people to expect more from me because I expect more. If you don’t set goals high, you’re not trying. -Todd Helton

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One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something -Nolan Ryan

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Be so happy that, when other people look at you, they become happy too. ― Anonymous

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