“When you are surrounded by people who are much better than you, you have two choices: You can sh*t the bed, and the performance can go to hell. Or you can step up and rise to the occasion.” PeopleTwoChoicesStepsHellBedPerformancesOccasionsBetter Than YouStep UpGo To HellTwo Choices Author:John Cena
“How could you not learn from Cher with her work ethic and the way she commands attention when she walks into a room, but exudes such peaceful tranquility and love for everyone. She just makes you feel warm and welcome and more inspired to do a better job because you want to step up to the plate.” WayWantFeelsJobsWalksRoomsAttentionStepsEthicsAnd LoveInspiredWarmCommandWelcomePeacefulPlatesTranquilityWork EthicStep UpBetter Jobs Author:Christina Aguilera
“When you are in your 20s and you're not married with kids, you're having fun. But when you're in your 30s and you're not married and don't have kids, you begin to develop a Peter Pan complex. As you grow older, you have more responsibilities and you have to step up to them.” KidsFunGrowsResponsibilityStepsMarriedComplexesHaving FunPeterStep Up Author:Ben Affleck
“If you become a master of meaning, you become a master of your life. Two people can have the same experience. One person decides that because of that experience his or her life is over, while the other decides that God has challenged him or her to step up, face the challenge, and become more than he or she ever was before.” PeopleIfsPersonsTwoFacesLife IsChallengesStepsMastersStep Up Author:Tony Robbins
“It's always positive to hear how many people are willing to step up - whether it is the employment community, mental health community, or medical community.” PeopleCommunityStepsWillingMental HealthMedicalEmploymentStep Up Author:Michelle Obama
“Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill in the leader role.” PersonsHelpingSocialCausesEasyBlackLeaderStepsRolesMovementCommitSocial ChangeStep Up Author:Assata Shakur
“I would just like to see hip-hop journalism in general take a step up and match the artistry. There have been great writers in music who are the caliber of artist as a writer as the people that they're covering.” PeopleHas BeensArtistStepsHip HopJournalismHipsHopsCoveringArtistryStep UpGreat WritersCaliber Author:Brother Ali
“You get yourself out there and you work hard, and you hope that word of mouth carries and one day somebody will actually step up to the plate and say, 'I believe that you can do this.'” BelieveKindHardI BelieveCan DoStepsHard WorkOne DayMouthsCarriePlatesStep UpWord Of Mouth Author:Charlize Theron
“As the leader of the Republicans what I'm telling that we elected the president to be president. It's time for him to step up to the plate and lead us in the direction of reducing our excessive spending.” PresidentLeaderStepsRepublicanSpendingPlatesReducingStep UpExcessive Spending Author:Mitch McConnell
“If we knock on the door until it opens, not taking no for an answer, our lives will be transformed as we step up into a higher awareness.” IfsSpiritualityAnswersStepsOur LivesDoorsAwarenessHigherTransformedStep UpCelestine Prophecy Author:James Redfield
“But will this attention to poverty be sustained or transient? That depends on our leaders - whether we step up and sustain our moral commitment as the country's conscience would naturally want us to do.” WantCountryAttentionLeaderMoralStepsPovertyDependsConscienceCommitmentWant UStep UpTransient Author:John Edward
“Do what you need to do, so that you can do what you want to do. Success and convenience do not go together. You have what it takes to be successful, so you have to step up your game and make room for it.” WantNeedsTogetherGamesCan DoRoomsStepsSuccessfulWhat You WantBeing SuccessfulConvenienceStep Up Author:Les Brown
“If I have something to apologize, I want to be the first one to step up and make that apology. I don't want anyone to broker it for me. I don't want anyone to take the hit for me. If I have anything to apologize for, I'm only human. I'm prone to making mistakes.” IfsWantFirstsHumansMistakeStepsMaking MistakesApologyApologizingStep UpBrokersI'm Only Human Author:Michelle Shocked
“We're striving to stay in the arenas. We [Papa Roach] had just little things that just took our show a step up and were so stoked for that.” LittlesShowsStepsStriveLittle ThingsArenaStep UpPapaRoachesPapa Roach Author:Tony Palermo
“It doesn't happen often, it's what you dream and hope for. We are happy, but we want to make sure these changes have teeth. What we want to get across most is that this is a real opportunity for the military. They can step up and be a leader on misogyny and gender issues.” WantRealDreamHappensOpportunityLeaderStepsIssuesMilitaryGenderTeethMisogynyStep UpGender Issues Author:Amy Ziering
“I wouldn't even feel sorry for us if I was going against us. I know teams are licking their chops. The Bulls or Milwaukee, they're excited. Even though somebody is hurt they're still excited because they feel like we're a man down and we might not be as strong, but we're confident here. We got the players to still make something special happen. Guys just have to step up as a unit.” IfsKnowsMenFeelsStillsMightHappensGuyStrongHurtStepsPlayerTeamSpecialDown AndSorryExcitedUnitsBullsStep UpSomething SpecialLickingMilwaukee Author:Tristan Thompson
“It's a group of guys that put their mind to going out and playing great football. Everybody that needed to step up, stepped up. Everybody that needed to make a play, made a play and that's what it's all about.” MindMadePlayGuyStepsGroupsFootballNeededGoing OutStep UpGreat Football Author:Kurt Warner
“We will step up support for the non-commodity export sector, working more closely with potential buyers of Russian goods. We do have something to offer in the IT sphere, the nuclear power industry, aircraft manufacturing, the aerospace industry and a number of other sectors” NumbersStepsSupportIndustryOffersNuclearGoodsSpheresCommodityManufacturingStep UpAircraftBuyersNuclear PowerAerospace Author:Dmitry Medvedev
“There's no home team in tennis, no built-in fan base, so the players have to step up and do their fair share.” HomeStepsPlayerTeamShareFansBuiltFairsTennisStep UpFair ShareHome Team Author:Andy Roddick
“My guys look for me to step up in that magnitude and I take the challenge every time. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, but you've got to have a guy that will take those shots and deal with the consequences.” LooksSometimesGuyWinningLosesChallengesDealsStepsShotsConsequenceMagnitudeStep Up Author:Chauncey Billups
“My journey has been a very slow build-up. Each year has been a step upward. I've never actually gone backward.” YearsHas BeensStepsGoneJourneyStep UpMy Journey Author:Vijay Singh
“Anybody can be good when things are going good, but a real player steps up when things are going bad.” RealStepsPlayerBe GoodStep Up Author:Daunte Culpepper
“At some point in time, in the future, people are going to refer to the Step Up films as the films they grew up on. Hopefully, that inspires them to get in dance films that are being made.” PeopleMadeFilmStepsInspireGrewGrew UpHopefullyStep Up Author:Stephen Boss
“Step Up doesn't have to hide anything. These are actually moves that people do. It just so happens that dancers are superheroes. People think there is a lot of wire work or camera tricks, but that's just not the case.” PeopleThinkingHappensMovingStepsCasesCamerasTricksDancerSuperheroWireStep Up Author:Stephen Boss
“If we knew we were to die at twelve o'clock tomorrow night, would we have to step up our evangelistic program, or could we in all good conscience carry on just as we are?” IfsNightDiesStepsTomorrowConscienceProgramClockTwelveStep Up Author:Ray Comfort
“There are no excuses this time. Now it's up to women to step up and lead ourselves and our sisters through the threshold.” StepsExcuseThresholdStep UpNo Excuses Book:No Excuses: Nine Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power Source: No Excuses: Nine Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power
“Friends describe me as someone who likes to sing and dance along the edge of the roof. I try to encourage young women to be willing to take risks, to stand up for the things they believe in, and to step up and accept the challenge of serving in leadership roles.” TryingBelieveYoungChallengesAcceptingStepsRolesRiskWillingEdgesLikesServingRoofYoung WomenStep UpLeadership RolesDescribe Me Author:Wilma Mankiller
“It's strange because a lot of people are like, 'You can't change human nature-people are inherently negative.' I don't think that's true. If you expect the best from people, they'll step up.” PeopleIfsThinkingHumansStepsHuman NatureStrangeLike YouNegativeCan't ChangeStep Up Author:Zooey Deschanel
“So there was one point I thought I was gonna lose it, but once I get on something I have to finish it; I just kept persuading them and they turned around. One good thing was the international guys really stood behind this movie, they thought they could support this film. So these guys step up and that's really good, and then they turned around.” FilmGuyLosesBehindsStepsSupportGood ThingsInternationalStep UpPersuading Author:Ang Lee
“I'm a theater actress and I thrive on working with other actors, and you can't be even a smidge bad, when you're acting with Charlie [Sheen]. He's just so natural, so present and so good that you have to step up to his level, or else.” ActorsNaturalLevelsActingStepsTheaterActressesThriveCharlieStep UpWorking With Others Author:Daniela Bobadilla
“If somebody tells me, 'You have to pass that car right there,' I guarantee you I'm going to step up the aggressiveness to a whole other level and that may mean beating and banging. But until it calls for that moment, I'm not expecting to go out there and just beat and bang for no reason.” IfsMayMeanReasonWholeMomentsLevelsStepsCarBeatsGuaranteesNo ReasonThat MomentExpectingBangsStep UpBangingAggressiveness Author:Jeff Gordon