#pete

I think if you're a competent actor with a good imagination, and if it's on the page, it makes your job a lot easier. ↗

— Miguel Ferrer

#competent #easier #good #i #i think

I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted. ↗

— Linford Christie

#because #been #britain #compete #enough

I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do. ↗

— Bryan Clay

#compete #competitive #decathlon #i #lets

But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with. ↗

— John Cleese

#acting #competence #faking #good #then

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me. ↗

— John Cleese

#being #bland #businessman #comes #cruel

Grown-up politicians talk to each other across party lines. Over the last few weeks I have had lengthy conversations with Ed Miliband, David Miliband, with Tony Blair, with Peter Mandelson... talking about Europe, talking about political reform. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#across #blair #conversations #david #each

I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most part the writers I compete with, if you want to use that word, it's a pretty friendly rivalry. I think we all realise that the boat rises and sinks together. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#anyway #boat #compete #crime #find

The night before I compete, I like to have steak. Meat is especially important for female athletes because it provides them with the nutrients they need to perform at their best. ↗

— Sasha Cohen

#because #before #best #compete #especially

Didgeridoo was something I picked up while I was on tour in Australia with Peter Gabriel in '93. I found out later that it's only meant to be played by men. ↗

— Paula Cole

#found #gabriel #i #later #meant

The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete. ↗

— Pierre de Coubertin

#important #important thing #life #thing #triumph