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“I've trained all my life. I've always been one who enjoys training so it's not something that I think I can just stop doing. It might not be as regular but I want to keep training.”

Thinking Want I Can Might Enjoy Training

Author:Wayne Rooney

“A lot of people would think I have led this easy kind of charmed life, or maybe even a fairytale in some ways. But it has been anything but that.”

People Thinking Way Kind Has Beens Easy Fairytale Charmed Charmed Life

Author:Alana Stewart

“I have a strong belief that there is a god or a higher power. I think that if you have a strong belief in that, then you won’t feel alone in life and you will feel you can get through anything.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Belief Strong Higher Higher Power

Author:Alana Stewart

“I wouldn't call my work Modernist. I would rust if I try to think about labels. I'd feel like the Tin Man in 'The Wizard of Oz.”

Ifs Thinking Men Feels Trying Labels Wizards Rust Tin Tin Man

Author:Ali Smith

“I used to wake up and look at our analytics and think, “What if yesterday was the last day anyone used Pinterest?” Like, everyone collectively decided, “We’re done!” Over time I got more confidence.”

Ifs Thinking Looks Done Lasts Used Decided Wake Up Yesterday What If Last Day Analytics Pinterest

Author:Ben Silbermann

“We want the average person to use it and think that it makes the experience of using Pinterest better.”

Thinking Want Persons Use Average Average Person Pinterest

Author:Ben Silbermann

“I think it's become an economic necessity for people to be able to learn and grow throughout their lives, because most people can't get through their entire career with one skill set. We have to keep reinventing ourselves.”

People Thinking Able Grows Careers Economic Skills Reinventing

Author:Chesley Sullenberger

“You know, I think when people are in important positions in big organizations, they often get tied up with the minutia of managing money, managing things. They often forget that people deserve to be led.”

People Thinking Knows Important Bigs Forget Position Deserve Organization Tied Tied Up

Author:Chesley Sullenberger

“I think it's harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big consequences for saying, 'I'm just going to devote my life to making art,' or 'I'm going to devote my life to writing novels.' You end up with no resources.”

Thinking Writing Persons Art Ends Bigs Artist Pay Novel Middle Consequence Resources Harder Middle Aged

Author:Dana Spiotta

“People think it's suspect and self-indulgent to make art, and I don't think that's true. Some people think you should be busy making something that you can sell in the marketplace, and if nobody wants to buy it, it must be crap. And that's not true.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Should Art Self Sells Busy Suspects Crap Marketplace Self Indulgent

Author:Dana Spiotta

“The idea that you can live off the grid and just do your own thing is a very American idea - that you should be able to do your own thing, if you want to, if you're willing to pay the price for it. I think the price has gotten higher and higher.”

Ifs Thinking Want Should Ideas Able Pay Willing Higher Pay The Price Grids

Author:Dana Spiotta

“As an ambiguously non-white actor, I've been able to play light-skinned African American guys, Latinos, and I don't think that I've ever had to play some kind of ethnic stereotype or something that was typed specifically for a person of color.”

Thinking Kind Persons Play Light Able Guy Actors White Color African American Stereotype Latino American Guys Ethnic Stereotypes

Author:Daniel Sunjata

“I think Chicago people are very special people, and the Midwest's confluence of East Coast-meets-Midwest sensibilities had to, on a formative level, inform me as an artist and an actor. In that sense, it had to have helped me.”

People Thinking Artist Actors Levels Special East Chicago Sensibility Coast Midwest East Coast Confluence Special People

Author:Daniel Sunjata

“There's not as much oxygen in that hot gym and I think it's great for conditioning. I believe in a lot of boxing. You can train and work on the speed bag and heavy bag, but when you get in the ring with another fighter, it's a different story. Punches are coming at you, there's physical contact, muscle against muscle.”

Thinking Believe Different Stories I Believe Hot Train Heavy I Believe In Speed Rings Contact Fighter Boxing Muscles Bags Gym Oxygen Conditioning

Author:Emanuel Steward

“I would love to see Wladimir Klitschko fight Antonio Tarver for many reasons. One is Tarver talks a lot; he would build up a big fight. And Tarver is coming off of a great victory. So I think he would be a good opponent.”

Thinking Reason Bigs Would Be Fighting Victory Opponents Antonio Great Victory

Author:Emanuel Steward

“The state of mind of a fighter is so important. I don't like to see a fighter stay locked up in a room. Sometimes it works against them. They think and they worry. They dwell, sitting in that dark room. You come back and they're psyched out. I like to see boxers eat and then walk, mingle with people. You have to have a certain amount of movement.”

People Thinking Mind Important Sometimes States Certain Dark Walks Rooms Worry Movement Amount Sitting Fighter State Of Mind Locked Boxers Locked Up Dark Room

Author:Emanuel Steward

“If you based your knowledge of the human species exclusively on adverts, you'd think that the normal condition of humanity was to be a good-looking single person between 20 and 35, with excellent muscle-definition and/or an excellent figure, and a large disposable income.”

Ifs Thinking Humans Persons Humanity Conditions Figures Normal Species Definitions Income Excellent Muscles Looking Good Single Person Human Species Disposable Adverts

Author:Francis Spufford

“I think people look at me and don't expect much. Even though, I expect a whole lot.”

People Thinking Looks Whole Look At Me

Author:Gabourey Sidibe

“Hollywood, that whole industry, is a lot like a really small town. You bump into the same people all the time. I think Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon can be played with anyone and everyone in Hollywood.”

People Thinking Whole Industry Degrees Six Hollywood Towns Small Town Bumps Kevin

Author:Gabourey Sidibe

“I know in this time of great technological advancement, the idea of reading a book seems almost anachronistic, but I think it's worth preserving.”

Thinking Knows Book Ideas Seems Reading Technological Advancement Technological Advancement

Author:Garth Stein

“I think the one that's going to be the hardest to make into a film is the one that's probably going to be made into a film, which is 'The Art of Racing in the Rain.' I mean, it's narrated by a dog. How do you do that? But hopefully we'll get to see.”

Thinking Mean Art Made Film Dog Rain Hardest Hopefully Racing

Author:Garth Stein

“The sexiest thing about style is if you kind of just take your personality and put it in what you wear. That's what I think is cool.”

Ifs Thinking Kind Style Personality Sexiest

Author:Jessica Szohr

“I think I gravitate towards people who express themselves in a simple and funny way.”

People Thinking Way Simple

Author:John Slattery

“I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed.”

Ifs Thinking Moments Difficult Steps Needed

Author:John Slattery

“When I was young, I kept a diary for about 10 years and I had to write in it every day. Even on days when nothing seemed to happen, I made myself think of something to put in it.”

Thinking Writing Years Made Happens Young Diaries

Author:Jonathan Stroud

“I don't think you should ever start a business and move in a direction where you can't see it becoming a business.”

Thinking Should Moving Becoming

Author:Kevin Systrom

“Instagram is a media company. I think we're about visual media.”

Thinking Company Media Visuals Instagram

Author:Kevin Systrom

“I actually think some of my best moments in life have been while I was with people from Instagram - whether it's super late nights getting a release out or being able to travel to places I'd never visited and meeting some of the most interesting people I've ever met.”

People Thinking Has Beens Moments Able Night Interesting Mets Late Meetings Release Most Interesting Instagram Late Night Best Moments

Author:Kevin Systrom

“When people say that college isn't worthwhile and paying all this money isn't worthwhile, I really disagree. I think those experiences and those classes that may not necessarily seem applicable in the moment end up coming back to you time and time again.”

People Thinking May Ends Moments Seems Class College Disagree Worthwhile Coming Back

Author:Kevin Systrom

“I like Betsy Ross as a model, too, the quilting bee, sitting around with your friends making art, asking what they think, so that you get the benefit of everyone's opinions and so it's not just about you in your you-dom.”

Thinking Art Opinion Benefits Models Sitting Asking Bees Sitting Around Doms Quilting Betsy Ross

Author:Kiki Smith

“I think a lot of making art is listening to yourself.”

Thinking Art Listening Art Is

Author:Kiki Smith

“I think, as a woman, you do sort of have to work twice as hard, but I don't feel as if I wasn't given opportunities.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Hard Opportunity Given Given Opportunity

Author:Lorene Scafaria

“I'm a person that thinks time is very precious and our only commodity... It's so upsetting when I feel like something has wasted my time.”

Thinking Feels Persons Upset My Time Commodity Like Something Wasted My Time

Author:Lorene Scafaria

“No I don't really write thinking about specific actors because it can get in the way a little bit.”

Thinking Way Writing Littles Actors Bits Little Bit

Author:Lorene Scafaria

“What do they call it, Y.O.L.A., you only live once? I think people are sort of gravitating towards that.”

People Thinking You Only Live Once

Author:Lorene Scafaria

“I liked to think I had written 'scripts' when I was in high school, but looking back at them, they were about thirty pages of wannabe-Mamet dialogue with a staple through them.”

Thinking School Written Pages High School Scripts Dialogue Thirty Looking Back Staples Wannabes

Author:Lorene Scafaria

“I think when you take forever off the table, it does something really interesting to what you think is important.”

Thinking Littles Doe Important Interesting Forever Tables Really Interesting

Author:Lorene Scafaria

“I don't think anyone enjoys raising money, but for some reason I seem to have a knack...”

Thinking Reason Seems Enjoy Knack Raising Money

Author:Louis Susman

“Sometimes I think I have the best job in the world.”

Thinking World Sometimes Jobs Best Job

Author:Louis Susman

“I think the theater work and the on-camera work feed off each other. My theater work has become more simple, and my on-camera work has become more energized or more spontaneous.”

Thinking Simple Theater Cameras Spontaneous

Author:Michael Stuhlbarg

“I've done a lot of theater work that has been quite diverse. I feel very fortunate to have had many different people think of me in many different ways. So, as an actor that's all you - all I want is diversity. So far in film and television work I have done has not been as diverse, and I hope it grows to be.”

“I'll say that I don't think you can throw a stone and not come in contact with someone who knows someone or has problems with substance abuse.”

Thinking Knows Problem Stones Abuse Contact Substance Substance Abuse

Author:Octavia Spencer

“I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us.”

Ifs Thinking World Has Beens I Can Germs Analysts Microscopes Forensics

Author:Octavia Spencer

“I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.”

Thinking Believe Hard Promise Stones Bread Best Things Believe In Yourself Believe In You I Promise Emma Jessica Viola You Re The Best Sliced Bread

Author:Octavia Spencer

“I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian.”

People Thinking Wells Kind Littles Has Beens Bigs Comedy Drama Actresses Comedian Perceive Comedic Misperception

Author:Octavia Spencer

“Well, I think that in every character there are little bits and pieces of yourself.”

Thinking Wells Littles Character Bits Pieces Little Bit Bits And Pieces

Author:Phyllis Smith

“Nobody wakes up in the morning thinking, 'I'm a bad guy.' They think they're the right guy.”

Thinking Guy Morning Wake Up Bad Guys Right Guy

Author:Ray Stevenson

“People think that there is so much money in tennis, but the reality is unless you're ranked in about the top 50 you don't earn much at all. It is hard to support yourself travelling the world, to be away from home most of the year and to pay for a coach to help you become a better player.”

People Thinking World Years Hard Helping Home Reality Pay Support Player Coaches Tennis Travel The World Away From Home

Author:Samantha Stosur

“I did always dream of being a professional player. I think every kid does dream of being a pro, but to last the journey you have to love tennis as a sport and if you are lucky enough to make it in the pros, it is really a bonus.”

Ifs Thinking Doe Enough Dream Kids Lasts Sports Player Journey Lucky Tennis Bonus

Author:Samantha Stosur

“I think all tennis players have to struggle through the early stages of their career. We start off playing tournaments and really just get by. I always had a dream to play in the big tournaments and never have doubted if it was worth it. Having to battle a little early on in my career makes it all the more worthwhile now.”

Ifs Thinking Littles Play Dream Bigs Careers Struggle Player Stage Battle Tennis Worthwhile Worth It Tournaments Doubted Tennis Player

Author:Samantha Stosur

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