Stepping Quotes

It was considered that you were stepping down by doing television. I almost turned Cybill down because I so wanted to remain a theater actress.

You know, for an actor to come into the midst of that, it's - It can either be difficult and somewhat unnerving, or it can be very embracing and like, kind of stepping into a nice hot tub.

The past is a stepping stone, not a millstone.

Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'

I got to show off in front of my husband, who married me as I was stepping out of the business, so he had no idea that I could strut my stuff on the stage.

I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances.

The women are stepping up their degree of difficulty more than the men. A lot of us do the same dives as the men now.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

I feel I'm able to get rid of any demons lurking in my psyche through my writing, which leaves me free to create all of this and to enjoy our family life, stepping away from all the fictional traumas and the dramas. If I write about family in crisis, then I won't have to live through it, I guess.

I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday, I was already regretting it. And I regretted it every day since.

It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer.

The GOP leaders are upset with me, but the Republicans around the district are thanking me for stepping up to the plate and giving them a choice in this election of a real common sense conservative Reagan Republican.

Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want.

Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco. He shaped the polls on the tobacco issue.

Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.

To me, you go through things like that and you learn from it. You add it on to your life, to try to make your life better. Instead of dogging people, learn something from it. And keep stepping.

I always figure from the cradle to the grave, we all have our individual journeys, and maybe my journey was a positive one and I accomplished certain things without stepping on too many toes.

I'm part of the consumer culture... I'm just using the space I am given to express something that is out of the space so I'm part of the consumer system but I'm advocating stepping out. Which is a contradiction but I could be part of he consumer system and say, 'let's consume even more.'

We started at once to dig our trenches, half of my platoon stepping forward abreast, the men being placed an arm's length apart. After laying their rifles down, barrels pointing to the enemy, a line was drawn behind the row of rifles and parallel to it.

We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs to make sure you are getting them a job. That's what you have to do. Otherwise, we just keep stepping around these things.

Australians are very provincial in many ways. If they feel that you've used them as a stepping stone to bigger things, they resent it.

Use missteps as stepping stones to deeper understanding and greater achievement.

Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success.

Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience.

If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered.

Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.

When Attenborough asked me to do Gandhi it was almost like stepping off one boat and stepping on to another, even though both boats are going at 60 miles per hour.

I guess I am ruthless too because that's what makes a great artist. But I also respect people, I don't go around stepping on their heads.