Whatever It Takes Quotes - Page 4

• I did whatever it takes to do stand-up. There is an abundance of material in struggling and poverty and trying to make it. There is so much humor in that, it's unlimited.

  Dat Phan

  Struggle, Trying, Poverty

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• America roused to a righteous anger has always been a force for good. States that have been supporting if not Osama bin Laden, people like him need to feel pain. If we flatten part of Damascus or Tehran or whatever it takes, that is part of the solution.

  Rich Lowry

  Pain, America, People

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• I was never like, "Oh man, I want a Grammy and I'll do whatever it takes". Someone like that might not do what it takes to have a decent touring career, because they're in the studio trying to master whatever they're doing to win a Grammy.

  Vince Staples

  Winning, Men, Careers

  "Vince Staples Talks About Prima Donna, Celebrity & Frank Ocean". Interview with Highsnobiety, www.highsnobiety.com.

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• The great thing about basketball is it's a live ball. If someone's in your way, push them out of the way, go around them or over them, whatever it takes.

  Dolph Schayes

  Basketball, Balls, Way

  Source: alanpaul.net

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• Donald Trump has the benefit of the fact that he's dominated media coverage, I mean, literally dominated media coverage because of the outrageous things he says and so forth. That's going to end here. There's going to be real fight now for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and the conservative movement. And it is not - I will do whatever it takes to prevent it from being taken over by a con artist.

  Marco Rubio

  Real, Party, Taken

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

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• Putin described Kiev is the mother of Russian cities. These - the Russian people view Ukraine as an extension of Russia. And so there is a sense that Putin really will do whatever it takes, even in the face of overwhelming, diplomatic, and economic pressure to defend what he sees as Russia's vital interest. And I think when we're trying to understand what's going on in Ukraine we have to keep that in mind. This isn't a simple case of Putin agitating for a fight.

  Clarissa Ward

  Mother, Fighting, Simple

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• If a good actor wants a role, they'll do whatever it takes to get the part. Directors are the same. We do 'meetings', not auditions: that tells you a whole lot more about an actor, too.

  Gurinder Chadha

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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• London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, offers the range of subjects that help young designers to arrange the underpinnings that are necessary to get from zero to 10. The hardest part is the beginning, understanding your passion and making the decision that whatever it takes, that's what you're going to do. London College of Fashion shows them what they must do and helps them to find their goal.

  Carmen Dell'Orefice

  Fashion, Art, Passion

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• Whatever it takes to get you where you need to be, there's nothing wrong with the method acting or having to growl and bang your head in a corner and get into the moment and work yourself into a lather - if that's what it takes, so be it.

  Vince Gilligan

  Acting, Moments

  Source: www.thedailybeast.com

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• I've argued that Trump's biggest success in his first 100 days was to keep the Russia story at bay, toss out whatever it takes to push the story back, including those false charges that Obama had his wires tapped.

  David Brooks

  Wire

  Source: www.npr.org

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• I'm going to do whatever it takes to be able to affect people the same way I've been affected by the music I love.

  Ryan Cabrera

  People, Able, Way

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• I'll go anywhere and I'll do whatever it takes to get this done. It's too important for Washington to screw this up. Now's the time for us to work on what we all agree to, which is let's keep middle-class taxes low. That's what our economy needs. That's what the American people deserve.

  Barack Obama

  Class, People, Important

  Barack Obama's remarks on Extending Tax Cuts for the Middle Class at the South Court Auditorium in Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 28, 2012.

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• I'll do whatever it takes for a movie. I don't really care what that is.

  Ryan Reynolds

  Care

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Use your power to do whatever it takes to secure for humankind an enduring place on this little blue speck in the universe - our only hope.

  Sylvia Earle

  Blue, Use, Littles

  Twitter post from Dec 9, 2017

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• Once we announce the staff here, in the next week, two weeks, whatever it takes, I think everyone's going to be shocked at how good a staff we put together.

  Nate Oats

  Basketball, Thinking, Next Week

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• People who say, "I don't believe in God," I want to say to them, "Forget the G O D word. But can you believe that there is something larger than yourself that is working for you and around you in a brilliant cosmic intelligence?" To me, daily practice of meditation is accessing that reverence and awe and really tapping into it. Do whatever it takes to move with it, to partner with it, and live your life with that in mind. Imagine what would happen if enough of us did that? We would open to such amazing energy, creativity, and power.

  Agapi Stassinopoulos

  Believe, Moving, Creativity

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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• You try to make them comfortable so they can do what they're best at, and make them shine. You always want to make an actor shine. I'm of the mind that there's no one - you, your mother, anyone, that if in the right place at the right time in the right context, couldn't shine in a movie. And so if it means, "Oh, I have to make them uncomfortable," then whatever it takes to get what I need up onscreen. It's all in the service of the story.

  Todd Solondz

  Mother, Mean, Shining

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Why do so many young people literally die to belong to fraternities, sororities, and other college social organizations? The answer is complicated, but here is a starting point:
  Ever since the medieval universities were founded, young people have done whatever it takes to gain acceptance, to break with their past lives, to achieve a sense of power, to carve out a society of their own that isn't quite what their tutors and teachers had in mind. In the United States, hazing and drinking have been endemic since colonial days.

  Hank Nuwer

  Teacher, Drinking, Acceptance

  Hank Nuwer (2001). “Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing, and Binge Drinking”, p.194, Indiana University Press

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• We will be whatever they need us to be. Call us emo's, liars, and cheaters...tell people how awful we are and how little talent we have...do whatever it takes to make themselves feel better because at the end of the day, we are strong, we can take it. We don't need their approval to justify our lives. Each and every one of us has a fire that burns inside us and they can try like hell to put out that flame but as long as in our minds we know who we are meant to be, they don't stand a chance.

  Andy Biersack

  Strong, Emo, Liars

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• It used to be with chocolate. I would put chocolate in my studio and say, "You know, Nat, there's this chocolate you can have if you get over there." And usually if I got over there, I would start writing. Sometimes I need get out of the house and go to a café and write. Sometimes I'll write with other friends to get myself going. And sometimes I just say "Ok, Nat, enough. Go one hour. Keep your hand going." I'll do whatever it takes.

  Natalie Goldberg

  Writing, Hands, House

  "The Writing Life". Interview with Mark Matousek, www.psychologytoday.com. July 19, 2016.

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• We'll do whatever it takes to score as many points as we can-and definitely one more point than the opponent.

  Russell Wilson

  Nfl, Opponents, Score

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• I don't have a set routine, but I try to squeeze in a workout every day, whether it's taking a hike, taking a Pilates class, or just putting in a workout DVD. Whatever it takes!

  Jacob Vargas

  Workout, Dvds, Class

  "Jacob Vargas from Sons of Anarchy: Making the Most of Pain, Chaos, and Love". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• The one factor that you can't find on a spreadsheet is the willingness of the people in government to lead change, And in Denmark every single one of them is engaged and willing to do whatever it takes to get Denmark to be a leader in electric vehicles.

  Shai Agassi

  Government, Electric Vehicles, People

  "In Denmark, Ambitious Plan for Electric Cars" by Nelson D. Schwartz, www.nytimes.com. December 1, 2009.

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• Sometimes, you can incorporate things that you've experienced in your life and use that. And, other times, you just know what that feeling of hurt, love, anger and depression is, and you do whatever it takes to get there in your mind, and use it to your advantage, whichever way it works best.

  Dianna Agron

  Hurt, Feelings, Mind

  "Dianna Agron Interview I AM NUMBER FOUR; Plus an Update on the GLEE Super Bowl Episode". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 3, 2011.

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• The most successful teachers in low-income communities operate like successful leaders. They establish a vision of where their students will be performing at the end of the year that many believe to be unrealistic. They invest their students in working harder than they ever have to reach that vision, maximise their classroom time in a goal-oriented manner through purposeful planning and effective execution, reflect constantly on their progress to improve their performance over time, and do whatever it takes to overcome the many challenges they face.

  Wendy Kopp

  Teacher, Believe, Successful

  "Eight questions for Wendy Kopp". "Democracy in America", www.economist.com. April 3, 2010.

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