Stepping Quotations

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals - Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want

The important thing is to build up my cardiovascular system, so I have the stamina to do stunts. To me, stepping over the line, taking a chance and succeeding is the ultimate freedom, be it in rock and roll or when executing a really challenging routine.

Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.

I've been making music for a long time, but I've been waiting to do it right, because I don't want people to think it's just a stepping stone in my career. A lot of actors go that route as a way of building their careers. I don't want it to be seen as that.

Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement.

There's an image that some of us have of Jackie Onassis, stepping out in the rain, and Maurice Tempelsman is holding her umbrella. We want that man. We want the man to be the concierge and the masseur and the travel booker.

It's not that I don't value my life. It's just that I love taking chances, testing myself, stepping over the line.

I didn't grow up vegan or vegetarian. I grew up with junk food! And because of the way I ate before changing my diet, I can truly understand the challenges of making changes and stepping away from foods that provided a form of comfort and happiness growing up, but finding out that most of what I loved was really bad for me!

I like how the other guys are stepping up. If we keep this up, then Bell does not have to score 25 points a game for us to win.

A lot of times I'll see guys who are nowhere near the level of the board they're riding. They might love surfing and love how it looks, but you really have to work your way up. It takes eating a little humble pie at first, and stepping back to equipment that might be a bit slow, but do it.

We started at once to dig our trenches, half of my platoon stepping forward abreast, the men being placed an arm's length apart. After laying their rifles down, barrels pointing to the enemy, a line was drawn behind the row of rifles and parallel to it.

I suppose, in a way, one could say I may be less interested in my career than the audience is. Not to mean that I'm disinterested in my career, but I don't see it in terms of one stepping stone or, 'Now I'm going to go into my blue phase,' or what have you.

What a good session musician does is listen to the song, to the artist, and to the other players. That way you can help bring out the song and help the artist express what they want to express. It's never about you stepping out and showing you can play something fancy.

Everything in my life has been a stepping-stone to something else.

The problem is, when I talk about heartbreak or whatever, people want to melt it down to some break-up of a relationship, but it's not about that. If you're a sensitive person, just stepping outside can be heartbreaking.

The past is a stepping stone, not a millstone.

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.

Writing is how I find out what I believe and what I care most deeply about. It's how I sort through the mess of daily experience and try to make sense of it - by stepping out of it for a while. Writing is how I train a searchlight into the darker corners of my self and the world, as I'm sure I'd never do otherwise.

When I do my own books, I take it as more of my own confessional, but when I illustrate for other people, it is intriguing because I feel like I shouldn't be stepping too much into the limelight. It's like playing the piano while someone else is singing.

Being able to walk out of the studio after a week of intense recording and jump into a cold sea and sit in a hot spring and soak for a few hours completely resets the whole system. Really refreshing. For me, it's all about stepping out of the ordinary. Even psychically.

When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether that's as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves.

I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.

I savor life. When you have anything that threatens life... it prods you into stepping back and really appreciating the value of life and taking from it what you can.

I wasn't using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education.

The devil's main purpose is not to scare us, in a horror-movie way; when we're scared of him, we're alert to him, and that might undermine his plans. Instead, he wants to quietly, subtly lure us into stepping away from God.

The party has to be rebuilt on all levels. In a way, maybe it's to be expected when you've had a governor in office for 12 years and he and his people are stepping down.

The first time I stepped onto the rooftop of the Potala Palace in Lhasa in 1985, I felt, as never before or since, as if I was stepping onto the rooftop of my being: onto some dimension of consciousness that I'd never visited before.

It was considered that you were stepping down by doing television. I almost turned Cybill down because I so wanted to remain a theater actress.

People have always tut-tutted about actors stepping out of line politically. And I can sort of see it because what you've got your fame for is not being someone who can influence things, so it's cheating.

In rural parts of China, it's like stepping back into the era of my grandfather or great-grandfather - not much has changed.

I'm politically interested, but I have no particular talent as a political beast, stepping out and running for office.

I'm putting everything on the line in being able to express myself in a different way than rappers normally do. They might say, 'It's rap' or 'It's R&B,' but I'm stepping outside the box and making music for me and making music for the fans to understand me. I'm going the extra distance to be able to come across different.

I always like hair being a little messy because I think there's something appealing about the whimsy of putting on a gown with any hair or make-up - just stepping into it, and you're ready.

We would like doctors to listen, but the fact is, we better be ready to be able to talk to them. You're going to have to be an active participant in that conversation, so I'd say the American people are going to need ways of stepping up to the conversation.

When I'm challenged, I grow. I never want to be in a situation where I'm not challenged and not afraid. One of my favorite feelings is stepping into a film and knowing that I'm a little bit afraid of what I have to accomplish.

One thing he told me was, 'If I go down you try and be a man and step up, ... I think I did that this year. Coming in here, stepping up, going through the adversity and everything and just playing hard.

NBA people want to see versatility, ... That was one of the things I talked about with coach, just stepping out toward the perimeter more. Rebounding is a great skill, and not too many people realize how hard it is to pull down 10-plus per game for your career -- so that can't go away. The main thing for me is stepping out more, while still taking advantage of my rebounding ability.

I was the daughter of an immigrant, raised to feel that I needed to get excellent, flawless grades and a full scholarship and a graduate degree and a good job - all the stepping stones to conventional success.

Nikki has been in a lull for awhile. I'm glad to see she's stepping up and doing the things that she does well.

When I announced that I wanted to do a talk show, a lot of people were very skeptical, which, of course, I understand, ... I think I'm very good at stepping outside of myself and seeing what I think other people perceive and they perceive a girl that has modeled half of her life and that's pretty much it.

Life is a series of stepping stones followed with a series of stumbling blocks ....

Obviously with a young team, the more time the better and we don't have a lot of time. It gives us a stepping stone in finding out what we need to improve.

One of the things that spoke to me in hiring these ladies is that their No. 1 priority is to have fun. They want to use the program as a stepping stone to get to the next level of competitive softball. Lori has been there, so she knows what it takes to get there.

One should never fear sorrow because it is the stepping stone to happiness,

One of the beauties of this team is we have so many guys who can score. Tonight was just really a matter of everyone stepping up and helping each other out. That's one reason why we're so tough too beat.

No one is stepping up. I haven't seen enough to decide that I want somebody out there. I'm just waiting for somebody to step up.

Online poker has served as a learning platform for many players who have now started to take part in poker tournaments in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and elsewhere. The online poker rooms are less intimidating for many new players and serve as a stepping stone for their move to land-based poker rooms.

No chance. I've got to find it somehow. It'll be more exciting when I get there. I'm not excited about the travel and trying to recover, but I think stepping out on the field there is going to be really cool.

Now our highway people who have been working around the clock are stepping in, but they're not specialists.

Obviously Ethan Whaley is a big part of our team, but at the same time we talk to our kids about stepping up in different roles and being aggressive. I wasn't overly impressed with our defensive attitude tonight.

People were concerned about Vince's throwing motion. He's completed enough passes that I don't hear that anymore. He's got a strong arm. He can throw the deep pass without too much stepping forward.

NATO will today be stepping up still further its response to this crisis,

New hires and recalls from layoffs... are far below what historical experience indicates, ... To a surprising degree, firms seem to be able to continue identifying and implementing new efficiencies in their production processes and thus have found it possible so far to meet increasing orders without stepping up hiring.

I'd like to thank the commissioner of the National Football League for stepping up to the tremendous problem we have, not only the Saints, but the NFL, of getting this behind us so now we know what our schedule (is), where we are going to play the rest of the season.

I didn't notice them stepping up the defensive pressure. I just noticed my missing shots.

I did what I had to do. I did a good job stepping up to the challenge and so did the team.

If we're going to make a run at Battle Ground, we're going to need all our guys stepping up Saturday.

If we're stepping backward, there's a lot of people who would like to do the Texas two-step with us.

If they are stepping up the search and seizure to push people into the Medicare drug program, that's really an outrage.

Let's face it. It's guys stepping to the podium. Not exactly what you'd call riveting television.

Loughran played great. He was naturally in the flow of things. He got good looks, open shots, and his body language and everything was good. He was on fire. Cassels has been terrific, he's really been stepping up in the stretch run, pushing his teammates and getting the ball to the right people at the right time. And the rebounds for Ryder, Grant and Schneider were a big part of the run. A lot of people contributed, and we made our free throws down the stretch.

We're not being productive with runners on base. That's the bottom line. When we get runners on base, no one is stepping up and making the big hit for us. That's what you've got to do in close games.

We made a couple really good runs. We had some other kids stepping up and we started to have more of an attacking mentality.

The plan of action we are announcing today is critical to stepping up the pace of using the nation's resources, both public and private, to give every young person access to someone with experience who can guide them toward a successful and productive life.

We're seeing this as a stepping stone to how we become an integrated operator.

My junior year was a stepping stone to my senior season. That was my first full season running. I knew I was going to be better my senior year.

Most of what you will create is for your enrichment or is a stepping stone to other better, more insightful work. Maybe once or twice in a lifetime you will be recognized with the kudos of the public, so in the meantime, create for yourself.

She had by far her best offensive game. She's done a good job for us all year as a point guard taking care of the ball. Tonight she started stepping up and scoring for us. Hopefully, that's the start of something offensively for us out of her.

She has shown some great senior savvy in stepping into the infield and will be competing with and pushing Mia.

She has been stepping up all year for us. She just had a great game.

Sofia will be an opportunity for foreign ministers to look forward to Riga. Indeed, this whole ministerial meeting is a stepping stone toward the very important Riga summit. But they will have a discussion on enlargement.

She had another double-double tonight. She has been playing very well for a sophomore. She's stepping her game up. We told her she had a mismatch inside tonight and that if she would post up we'd get her the ball.

Simeon was very emotional stepping in that huddle.

Oliver had a hot run, but this age group was really tough. Kids are stepping it up doing tricks that were unthinkable for their age just a few years ago.

She's always in the mix in those races. Now she's really in the mix. Stepping up a couple more seconds really makes a difference.

She's done a terrific job stepping into an uncertain situation.

She?s one of our best players right now and she?s stepping up like a senior?s supposed to do. She?s a captain on our team, and she?s leading us where we want to go right now.

She's still stepping up to the challenge. That says a lot for her. She's frustrated and wants to get her numbers back up. That says a lot for her determination.

She's such a remarkable athlete in all aspects. She can hit the ball. This season she was selfless and learned how to be a setter and helped us in the setting department. She's excellent at hitting, serving and blocking and now she's stepping up as a setter. What a wonderful athlete she is.

She's weighing her options. She has not decided whether she is stepping down.

She's been a good player for us all year, always stepping up when we need it. She helped get us a few big baskets.

She's been sick for a week, but to her credit, she's been able to play through it. We always want to be a balanced scoring team. Jenna and Allie (Quigley) have done a great job all season in stepping up when we need them.

She's really stepping up in her senior year. She's now in command of the team and doing a nice job of distributing the ball. She's doing a nice job of getting the ball to the open person.

She's really the anchor of our defense. She's stepping up and playing consistently. We wouldn't have won our three games if it wasn't for her and Friday's loss would have been uglier.

We won our last two games, and the players are starting to believe they can compete. Our motto is 'produce to play', and the kids have responded well. They are stepping up.

I was interested in stepping out as a woman in philanthropy because I know that there are lots of powerful and generous women in the community and it gives us a common cause, which is schools. We show that we have strength and influence.

I was leery, skeptical, but the more I thought about it, the title says 'world' champion, ... What made Muhammad Ali great is he fought all over the world, putting his name out there, stepping out, standing strong.

I would say, mentally, our guys are stepping it up. We're not changing anything in our approach. It's business as usual. We're going to work to improve things here and there.

Guys weren't happy with the last game and how we came out. But that's over, and this win is going to be a good stepping stone for us.

Green has stepped up big time for us. She has called some great games and has also done tremendous at the plate. She was a walk-on in the fall and I didn't know what to expect out of her but she's done very well in stepping in for (junior catcher) Erin Zeller, who has been battling a shoulder injury.

He just came out and played like he could play. We all know he can play like that night-in, night-out and that's what he's done; just stepping up the last couple games and carrying us.

He knows next year his turn is going to come. He's just stepping up for us. We need him to.

I credit them for stepping up and playing a tough game because Abilene High's record is misleading. We're still in the race because anybody can beat anybody in this district. We just have to take care of our own business and try to finish up the second half 6-0. I think a lot of it right now is getting the confidence and morale back up in the guys.

I cut an imposing figure. I am large, and I'm tall, and I have tattoos. I am actually really quiet and shy, but maybe people see me, and they don't want to step out of line, or equate disagreement with stepping out of line with a writer they like.

I am therefore stepping aside as Minister of Finance and Chair of Management Board of Cabinet pending a resolution of this issue,

From where we were last year to now, this is a huge win for our program. This is a big stepping stone for us and it just shows the determination of these girls. When they have things going, they can really play this game.

(Free throws) is where our youth is showing. It's stepping up and understanding that these are free points. We work on them on practice. Kids typically are confident.

Gingrich did a real nice job. We're getting some young people stepping up. That meant a lot.

From here forward, it's about stepping out and wrestling and making sure you don't leave anything on the mat. At (125), we left something on the mat. He had a lot of energy in the third period and was going like a maniac. Where was that from the start?

I feel like the city has learned that churches provide a tremendous resource. In time of crisis, what we need is the churches stepping forward. ... I believe the city has learned there are resources in churches that they need to tap into in the future.