Sylvester Stallone Quotes

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Sylvester Stallone

Profession : Actor

Birth : July 6, 1946

I have tons of regrets, but I think that's one of the reasons that push people to create things. Out of their angst, their regret, comes the best from artists, painters and writers.

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Every time I've failed, people had me out for the count, but I always come back.

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If you express yourself too much, you're considered weak.

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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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I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners, peace has to be learned.

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You are what you leave behind.

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There's no one in the world close to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is a phenomenon. He's brilliant. Just because his physique belies that, don't underestimate him.

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In the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can't control a nine-year-old girl.

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At the end of the day, 'Rocky' is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian.

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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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People that spend time in a foxhole - they're never going to find that relationship anywhere else again... Everything else pales next to that. When you think about the Second World War vets - more than even the Vietnam vets - there's a brotherhood.

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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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A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side, a side that can be affected.

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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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'Rocky' represents the optimistic side of life, and 'Rambo' represents purgatory.

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Crunches are much more effective than regular sit-ups because they specifically target your upper abdominal muscles rather than your hip muscles. If you're not used to them, they can cause soreness a day or two later, but it's a 'cool' soreness. A badge of honor.

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My favorite snack would have to be Fritos, no doubt about it. Fritos and mayonnaise. I know. Really healthy, isn't it?

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I've kind of fashioned my life after a Slinky. Bend me in a million shapes, and eventually I'll spring back to what I originally was.

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I think that gravity sets into everything, including careers, but pendulums do swing and mountains do become valleys after a while... if you keep on walking.

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I'm not right wing, I'm not left wing. I love my country.

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