For me, what really excites me about my characters and what pushes their core is the kind of dark, sad side of life.

I always love the quirky stuff, which is why I love 'Childrens Hospital.' That really pushes the envelope of comedy.

Boys, young men, men of all ages are being captivated by the new visual grammar which pushes men to pout and posture.

I've turned into a full-back who pushes forwards whereas in Italy usually the full-back concentrates more on defending.

I think sometimes women are not driven by the same, albeit, testosterone power thing that pushes men to get into politics.

That's what hurts the environmental movement - holding people to a standard they cannot meet. That just pushes people away.

The average person pushes an elevator button 6 or 7 minutes before realizing it's not working. I did a study on this, you know.

I feel like we're always going to be the underdog, but we like that. It's a really cool thing and it inspires us. It pushes us.

I just want to write fun, interesting music that pushes boundaries and is still true to myself. I want people to feel something.

It is the world's limitations and the myths that we internalize about ourselves that pushes us to diminish our power and ignore it.

My dad always pushes me, tries to make me do better, and maybe that's what gets the best out of me. He's tried to instil that in me.

My mother has always supported me through life and football. She pushes me to get better and is my biggest fan on and off the field.

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.

You just don't know in life. Life knocks you about and pushes you over boundaries. But be ready. Do your homework; that's all I can say.

They say that once you get married then you'll be held back, that everything stops. It's been the opposite for me. My husband pushes me.

I think everyone's got an obstacle in their career that they have to challenge. I think, in a way, that pushes you to prove who you are.

The lack of livelihood opportunities in refugee camps pushes many people to embark on dangerous journeys in the quest for a better life.

War drags human beings from their tasks of building and improving, and pushes them en masse into the category of destroyers and killers.

I like being the underdog so they don't expect what's going to happen. It pushes me to work harder and do the things I'm not doing better.

Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different.

Hollywood pushes a liberal agenda to the rest of the country. And, whether we like it or not, Hollywood dictates the culture of the country.

Is there something about the gay experience, being gay and the gay experience, that pushes us even more than other people toward competition?

I like the outdoors. I like to run. In gym I feel restricted. When I exercise in open, it gives me a certain freedom and pushes me to do more.

The brave men and women stepping up to tell their #MeToo stories have inspired a movement that pushes us to become better versions of ourselves.

Wrestling pushes me, makes me accountable. It makes me who I am. I never felt I was just a normal person. Then I felt too normal, lazy, sedentary.

When you win something, once, twice, three times, and you have that feeling, that pushes you forward again. You want to win more and more and more.

What's demanded from us black creatives is both a blessing and a curse, because it pushes you to be your absolute best. You cannot be anything less.

I've learned one general thing in filmmaking: to work with one strong idea. One strong concept that pushes you to work in a certain way artistically.

The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he pushes himself too far, his hematocrit will fall.

I have dealt with criticism from my first drama, and I think that is a part of our profession. It brings me down but definitely pushes me to do better.

The snake kills by squeezing very slowly. This is how the civilized world slowly, slowly pushes into the forest and takes away the world that used to be.

If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto.

This is my life - I want to tell stories. There is something huge inside me that pushes me to tell stories, and tell stories for an audience and everybody.

Racism is earthbound - it's something we only do to each other here on earth. Legacy, on the other hand, is otherworldly. It pushes us forward to our future.

The aging process is not gradual or gentle. It rushes up, pushes you over, and runs off laughing. No one should grow old who isn't ready to appear ridiculous.

I would like to do something that pushes me as an actress to make me better. I would love to do something dramatic or crazy. I think that would be so much fun.

I have a somewhat reclusive quality myself, and actually what's great about New York is that it pushes you to be social because the streets are full of people.

It's not always about getting better on the basketball court. This game teaches you how to become a better person as well. It pushes you into the team concept.

Chiru is very supportive of my acting career and always pushes me to do good work. In fact, he expects me to continue my acting career even after the marriage.

The majority of my work in games, outside of 'Depression Quest,' has been experimental pushes into comedy games. I think there are a lot of intersections there.

I'm so grateful for the fact that I've found a profession that I truly enjoy and this pushes me to do better. I really can't imagine myself doing anything else.

It's good to have a healthy ego because that pushes you to succeed. But when you cross a line, and your views are not balanced, that's when you get into trouble.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

Keith Jardine pushes me the hardest because we're in the same weight class and we get competitive with each other, we make sure we're in shape and ready to compete.

Every artist has the song where they say, 'I wish I could have written a song as good as this,' but they don't feel like they've done it yet. It pushes you to evolve.

I love Natalie Portman. She worked when she was younger, and she's so talented and private. She doesn't do things that are too crazy, but she pushes the envelope enough.

I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on across the state, not just in Chicago. It affects the middle class. It pushes people down.

It is in your DNA to love a good story. You know, neat tales with heroes and villains and conflicts to resolve. A good story pushes our buttons, is exciting and memorable.

There are many that I will not post. I'm not trying to show a blatant death. I'm trying to show something funny that, every now and then, pushes the envelope a little bit.

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