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" Clothing is the first step to building a character. "
Sylvester Stallone
Building
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" I'm not right wing, I'm not left wing. I love my country. "
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" I've been involved in something which was chaotic and insane. All I can say now is that I am, and intend to stay, a single man. "
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" The phenomenal thing that happened to me is that I was able to create two memorable men: one is the ultimate optimist, Rocky, and then you have Rambo, the ultimate pessimist. You're going to always be remembered for them, no matter what you do. "
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" Once is a man's life, for one mortal moment, he must make a grab for immorality; if not, he has not lived. "
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" Movies are the work of a collective conscious. It takes 500-800 people on a movie to complete a vision. "
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" When boxers are in the ring, they're simple. It's when the fight is over, that's when the other fight, the real fight, begins. That's the problem. "
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" I've never made a film that lost money. "
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" The world will never come together and say, 'We are one.' "
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" Like I said, I've got too much respect for women to marry them, but that doesn't mean you can't support them emotionally and financially. "
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" I have a lack of fear, whereas in the past the fear of failure was a powerful motivator. Anyway, I have great expectations for the future, but I just don't know if I'm the monarch of all I survey. "
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" People asked if I could have played the Terminator. Are you kidding? Not a chance, I never could have played the Terminator. "
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" I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts. "
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" I never quite understood these actors - though I envy them sometimes - who can lie out for a year or two. I feel as though time is a real pressing issue, and I want to get as much work done in the time that I have left. "
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" Years ago I was diagnosed with a condition, and my doctors prescribed human growth hormone and testosterone for its treatment. Under medical supervision, I have continued to use both medications. "
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