Michael Stipe
Related I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing. MIKE WATT Is there anybody here who can negotiate a movie deal? ... This kid walked up to me and said, 'I can ... LARRY COHEN When I saw the others like Michael, Ross Brawn and Todt renewing their contracts, I always said that... RUBENS BARRICHELLO I was always taught as a kid if you do something, do it right. If not, go do something else. For me,... MARCELO BALBOA RALPH WALDO EMERSON BRENDON URIE CATHERINE BELL As a child, I always said I was going to be a professional basketball player like Michael Jordan. ISRAEL IDONIJE ETHAN HAWKE I immediately said to myself Ive got to do something, ... Ive got to help as many as I can. I am not... AMY COLLINS CHRIS ROCK STEPHEN R. COVEY After I graduated, I was like, OK, what do I do now? ... And nothing was as great as playing in a ba... KIM ANDERSON He was a very good kid. He was always happy and always said hi, BRENDA JACKSON I was scared they wouldn't let me do it. So I had to wear my jacket, and I was driving like that the... GEOFF PARKER I said, 'OK, then, I'll probably see you later today,' and he said, 'I love you, Mom.' He always tol... FRANCES FRANKLIN WALT DISNEY COMPANY WALT DISNEY Stray thought for the day: Putting boundaries on how punk should sound/look is the least punk rock t... PATRICK STUMP I've always been a very big fan of the show and when they stopped doing it, I was like, what happene... ALICIA KEYS I've always been a very big fan of the show and when they stopped doing it I was like, what happened... ALICIA KEYS I never dreamed I'd be a spokesman for anything. But Pac Bell just asked me. The money was OK; t... CHRIS EIGEMAN I was trying to make sure I was within protocol within the team, and trying not to disturb anybody. ... BERNIE WILLIAMS I was doing 'Twin Peaks,' and Columbia called and said they wanted me to do 'Gladiator.&... JAMES MARSHALL Do. Then talk. In that order. SOTERO M LOPEZ II I took the whole college prep trajectory, and then in my senior year of high school, I decided that ... TAMARA TUNIE I've always said, I enjoy doing it, especially if someone enjoys eating it. But this? It's an honor ... JASON PERSON I was a nerdy punk-rock kid. MIKE D WALT DISNEY SCOTT CAAN It was a bit of a joke, really. They came in and asked if I wanted to do it and there was a chance t... BEN WINDSOR Most singers have their idols. I remember Elvis Presley when I was a kid. When I was about sixteen, ... PERCY SLEDGE I was a dramatic kid. I was always like, 'Watch me put on my play, Mom and Dad! You have to watc... LAURA HARRIER When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, ... OMAR SY Just like any one of us, they started with no road map or guarantee of success. But they went out an... CAMILLE SWEENEY Why did they do it? Beats the hell out of me. I was just a scared kid from Kentucky, and these guys ... PEE WEE REESE In situations like that, you're really unsure about how you're going to perform, but once I got out ... COREY DILLON Mom,” I said as calmly as I could manage. “Listen to me very carefully, okay? And don’t freak.... JUS ACCARDO, TREMBLE As a kid, looking at Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, New Edition, the Temptations, Motown, people who ... USHER It has been tremendous. The work ethic that has been put forth has been just great. The environment ... JIM TRACY STEVEN SEAGAL As a kid, I was mischievous, necessarily, but I always wanted to do adventurous stuff. TYLER BLACKBURN Foxes was a movie that didn't do a lot of business but it didn't do too badly critically and eventua... ADRIAN LYNE I had a growing career as a model and an actress in London - I had starred opposite Michael Caine an... PERSIS KHAMBATTA SAMANTHA MORTON I’VE ALWAYS BEEN AN ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT KIND OF PERSON. HAVING BEEN A PART OF THE HARD CORE PUNK SC... ANJI BEE Most of stuff I did as a kid was very simple and nothing like this. KATIE BARNES My decision was based on what's really most important. What do I prioritize? From that standpoint, t... HIDEKI MATSUI If you can't do it today, You can not do it in your whole life! Do it NOW! KAMAL KHANZADA It was a knee-jerk reflex, ... It was very much like a little kid looking to an adult for what to do... XAVIER AMADOR This is a very, very big relief. I'm a very happy guy. He said there was no tear of any sort, which ... CHAD DAVIS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DEYTH BANGER One day fly was buzzing around and saw feather .Fly said hi feather remember me thought i would say ... GARY F EVANS... My favorite song is 'I've Always Been Crazy,' because people tell me I'm crazy everything I tell the... GENE WEBB MALCOLM MCLAREN I think, in some ways, Michael Jackson is out of touch with reality, and I don't think he has people... ED BRADLEY AMY ADAMS I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else. KAREN O I feel like my whole life has been a dream to play in a game like this. I always told myself that it... JAY WILLIAMS I was definitely blown away when I saw that I was going to get a kid who was the Southwest (regional... DEREK COFFEY I've always believed -- and if I'm wrong, great, sue me -- but the thing that made Michael different... DAVID HUSS Nothing was guaranteed; the roster was set, and even if I chose to stay, there's no guarantee of me ... AL LEITER AUDREY HEPBURN AUDREY HEPBURN Success is a Journey: so, don’t forget to pack your COURAGE: to face the obstacles heading your wa... PHILIP T. M. VAN MORRISON JOHN BURROUGHS DIZZY DEAN If we played outdoors, I think my chances would have been very, very small. When I woke up this morn... FABRICE SANTORO C.S. LEWIS If it can affect me, if it has meaning to me, if I feel I can do it well, I will do it and record it... NEIL DIAMOND I was very pleased when the board said they wanted to do this. It shows such respect for the communi... LINDA BREWER FANNIE LOU HAMER FANNIE LOU HAMER In college, I took an acting class as a lark. I was surprised by how much it interested me. It seeme... EBON MOSS-BACHRACH I was very happy with my ride because it was a totally different course to Bardolino. I like big roa... JUDITH ARNDT When I was a kid, I remember seeing Michael Jackson. I thought he was an alien. You don't grow u... BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously na... DAVID AXELROD I'm here!" I said..."I'm read to go home!" As if they couldn't see me. As if I couldn't remember wha... CAROLYN TURGEON Foxes was a movie that didn't do a lot of business but it didn't do too badly critically and... ADRIAN LYNE CRAIG VENTER I love cartoons and childlike things, and this was my favorite. You can't escape it. It has always b... LINDA CARDELLINI Growing up in a band is weird - you get stuck hanging on to what it is you think you are. But what I... DAVE GAHAN This was the first thing I ever said, "All right, I'm gonna try to do the very best I can." Instead ... DAVID LIPSKY The very best songs never do terribly but they can only do OK. DUNCAN WATTS My theory was that they all saw me do it and if Andy Mac could do it ...' Macdonald said. DANNY WAY CHAZ BONO I always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste... CHINA MIEVILLE I got called up on the road, so there wasn't a whole lot of talk, because I had to start the next da... KYLE DAVIES Growing up as a young kid, I was in a restaurant. So, you know, I always had a very good understandi... GRANT ACHATZ If anybody can do it, Seneca can. Without question, Michael Vick is the best athlete in the NFL. GRANT WISTROM We said, OK. We'll - as long as you take good care of us. And so it was a lot of fun. There was ... EMMANUEL LEWIS SOPHIE HANNAH J.M. BARRIE I've always been fascinated with radio and broadcasting. I did fake radio shows as a kid, where ... SCOTT AUKERMAN ENZO FERRARI I was this kid who never sat down. Nobody liked me? Well, I'd make sure they'd like me. I wa... BAS RUTTEN Perseverance has always just been something that was in me. And it was a tool that came in very hand... MISTY COPELAND I can remember me and my cousin always fighting. He was a big Bulls and Michael Jordan guy. CHAUNCEY BILLUPS
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Do the thing and you will have the power. 
Since I was a kid - youngest of five kids - I've always been starved for attention, like 'Lo... 
I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball an... 
He was such a punk when he was a kid, ... It can be hard growing up in front of the public that way,... 
I was at Michael Jackson's house, and this kid runs out, 'Wait, save me!' 
What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. There are people we trust b... 
If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream a... 
If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream a... 
If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember this whole thing was started by a mouse. 
But I wanted to prove to everyone I wasn't this actor's kid who was like a punk - which is stupid. 
I was a very religious kid. I was raised as an Episcopalian. 
I think anybody who has been abused as a kid - and I was abused as a kid, by various people - will s... 
Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But Im not concerned about ... 
And what do they want!? 
I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped ... 
As an actress people always tease me like: if there's anything you can do to make yourself unatt... 
It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whol... 
It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whol... 
If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it. 
If you think you can do it, you can. 
It ain't bragging if you can do it. 
Welcome, Prince,' said Aslan. 'Do you feel yourself sufficient to take up the Kingship of Narnia?'
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It felt as if my body was, like, literally betraying me because I went from a very athletic, straigh... 
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If you can dream it, you can do it. 
Never eat broccoli when there are cameras around. 
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I've got a great team around me. They keep me working hard; they keep me focused. 
Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath. 
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It's a complete lie, why do people buy these papers? It's not the truth I'm here to say.... 
Sound strategy starts with having the right goal. 
That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football's on! 
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One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. 
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I've never been afraid to fail. 
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No life's worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother. 
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Life does not happen to us, it happens from us. 
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