Quotes About Achievement

Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.

I rebelled by not getting straight A's and not following the path that my elder sister did. She was valedictorian and is very exemplary in her way. I look a lot like her, so I just had to do the opposite. Not that I got bad grades, but I was all about performance and just finding any way that I could to be involved in any kind of production.

I was very smart in school. I had straight As and was going to graduate high school at 16 and start college. My dad wanted me to be a lawyer because I was very opinionated.

Here's the thing, back in the day, a lot of guys would make fun of me, that I would sing and dance, that I was a cheerleader. But I kept my head on straight. I had goals.

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities.

I wasn't the guy who got straight As. I got As and Bs and a couple Cs.

I hate to talk about myself like that, but if I had to straight up tell a head coach or an owner why they should take me, it's because I'm the best in everything I've done.

The rule with my mom was that the only way that I could be an actress when I was young was that I continued to go to public school and get straight A's in all my classes.

I hated high school and got to college and realized they didn't care if I showed up because I'd already paid. So I decided, 'I'm going to turn this around.' And I did: I got straight A's and was named 'outstanding senior.'

If you're in a hit movie, it's good to be in another hit movie straight away.

You just can't help but sort of think that your life and your career are going to go straight up, up, up.

Maybe I wasn't just the traditional-type person or whatever. I got to the top, but I got there maybe unconventionally. It wasn't just a straight line.

My motivation is being the best. Pretty simple and straightforward.

I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.

I was at number one in Australia with both my album and my single. And then I was told I had cancer. I thought, 'What a strange turn of events.'

This may sound strange but I had dreams as a kid of doing exactly what I ended up doing in my life.

Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still needs encouragement, but this is true.

The strange thing about the Olympics is that delivering on your potential is always quite difficult.

I've been working for, like, 10 years now, which is a very strange thing to say when you're 23.

I'm going for Britain's Best Dressed Man award, but strangely, I'm never on the list.

I'm really proud of 'Kissing Strangers.'

Year after year, the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers.

I think when 'Perfect Strangers' landed and was so well received, it was a magic moment.

When it's all over I might be able to say I've had the strangest career in pro football history.