My mother is quite a woman. She would push me, and when I got tired of her pushing, I'd say: 'Leave me alone. Don't push so much.'

It is now such a complex society in terms of media. It just comes at us from every direction. You kind of have to push it all away.

It is never the case that I will push myself more for the World Championships and play differently in a Super Series or vice-versa.

I think in political life you can only know your position and stay in place, even though people always try to push you to one side.

I am constantly trying to push my boundaries and break the mould that has been made for leading actresses, and it is such great fun.

I didn't let anyone push me into things I didn't want to do where my career was concerned. So why did I crumble when it came to men?

Life in space isn't easy. It's full of challenges that push the limits of technology, and often requires truly innovative solutions.

As a stylist, it is important for me to always steer my clients in the right direction and to push them when I feel it is necessary.

Whether I'm running, working, relating, parenting, learning - whatever I'm doing, I want to surround myself with people who push me.

In space, if you push, you are usually going somewhere, so staying on the treadmill was a challenge at first, even with the harness.

The thing I would hate myself for the most or regret the most is if I did not push myself to maximize my potential and my abilities.

I write the vocals last, because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level that I had to compete against it.

You can't cry when things get a little bit hard. You've just got to push through and know that there's a reason and end to the means.

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

I think all the players need coaching; if you do not push the player, they are going to be too comfortable. Always, you need to push.

You're not going to have a 1.000 batting average, but the way you get votes is, you just push and you push. I'm not afraid to do that.

You have to learn to get comfortable being uncomfortable. You have to be willing to get out of your comfort zone and push your limits.

You can give to Americans for Prosperity or something else - a variety of different ways to push back against the party of government.

The great thing about living in New York is the constant change of things. It inspires me to keep moving, push forward, question ideas.

Some people thrive under pressure, but pressure can also ruin your performance, it can push you down angles which you don't want to go.

I hate jealous guys! Everyone can be jealous. We all have that in us. Push the demon down or it's going to drive the other person away.

If you ever want to get anywhere in life, you're going to have to push it, and somebody's going to push you to get there. End of story.

Classic glam is beautiful and will never go out of style, but I like to try to push the envelope and create something new and inspiring.

From a Hindu perspective, you are born as what you need to deal with, and if you just try and push it away, whatever it is, it's got you.

The immigration issue is, I recognize, one that generates a lot of passion, but it does not make sense for us to want to push talent out.

People would like better batteries but they are wary of making investments. What is required is both a technology push and a market pull.

Every day, I'm trying to push the boundaries creatively, and sometimes it does push the boundary too far, and that's what I had to learn.

What's fun for me is to try new things and push myself and not get stuck in one genre or another, or stuck with one character or another.

I do give myself a break in my personal life but I think in work, if you don't push yourself you get bored and want to do something else.

When I was about 15, I learnt that training hard doesn't get easier, you just learn to push harder. That's a powerful mentality to master.

As center you can push the ball. If you're a big man and you can push the ball, or you can run fast, you can make a difference in the game.

The way I dig in to push myself through mountain climbs is totally psychological. I'm not designed to do that stuff. It's mind over matter.

I go by intuition. Work-wise, that means asking myself if a role will push me outside my comfort zone, challenge me to learn something new.

The hardest part sometimes is when you don't get the reps and you continue to push yourself to learn and understand what's really going on.

I think we all want to successfully push back the aging process, to deny the aging process. Who among us says, 'Yippee, I'm getting older'?

I've never really been a confident person, except from a musical standpoint. I had to push myself early on, but it got easier with each gig.

Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need a major push in Congress to remedy this.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete.

I had to play the cards that I was dealt to get better mentally, physically, and push myself to limits that I didn't think I was capable of.

I want to explore my boundaries. I want to push myself and go right to the edge of what I am capable of. I don't want to ever be comfortable.

There are individuals who can support you, but frequently, you have to risk putting yourself out there - and sometimes you just have to push.

Everyone needs a lay-up at some point in life - just somebody to look out, something good to happen in your life to kind of push you forward.

These rovers are living on borrowed time. We're so past warranty on them. You try to push them hard every day because we're living day to day.

I hope to be a producer, a musician, a painter, a photographer - I'm going to push myself to do as many things as I can and see where it goes.

I had great mentors in my parents who always sought to understand the world around them. And they would push me to really think things through.

Churches we build only by our own efforts and not in the strength of the Spirit will quickly collapse when we don't push and prod people along.

The more I push myself to really live and really experience things and step outside of my comfort zone, the more the songs are allowed to flow.

You don't have to change who you are for anyone: if you are your regular, authentic, confident self, then you can push to do whatever you want.

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough.

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