Bei Quotes

My hero is me. Why? Because I was a poor little kid who was told, `Hey stupid, can`t you speak English?` Now all those people work for me. Despite whatever circumstances I came across, I was always able to rise to the top and there`s only one way to do that - by being selfish, but also by believing in yourself. Belief is self-knowing. Even Yoda out of Star Wars said, `Do or do not. There is no try.`

I think that`s what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There`s no melodrama; there`s no device, It`s just about a human being.

I guess I came to terms with my demons. Or else I`d be in big trouble, wouldn`t I? Horrifying as it was to crack up in the public eye, it made me look at myself and fix it. People were exploitative; that`s human nature. I`ll tell you, being pretty crazy while being chased by the National Enquirer is not good. The British tabloids were the worst. But you take the cards you`re dealt, and I got better. I`m now ferociously healthy in body and mind. You couldn`t pay me to go near a psychiatrist again. Stopping seeing them was my first step to getting well.

I`m pretty comfortable with the image I have now. People generally know me for my skating, and I think that`s really the way I want to keep it. I`m not trying to be something I`m not. This is who I am when I wake up in the morning, and I`m comfortable just being myself. Like, I used to be into wearing all black and stuff like that, but I probably won`t be going out and getting full tattoos overnight.

Weight is a controversial topic in the NFL. I mean, you tell a guy to watch his weight but he goes to six or eight Pro Bowls in a row because he mashes his opponents because he is big. To me, that`s a life issue. Is there a difference between an NFL player being heavy and a CEO working 20-hour days?

The time is coming when the pressure of population on the means of subsistence will be felt here as it is now felt in Europe and Asia. Then will the world enter upon a new stage of its history - the final competition of races, for which the Anglo-Saxon is being schooled.

You get a certain benefit from getting a bargain, over and above the financial benefit there`s a psychological benefit. There are a variety of reasons why people may feel that -- one is the thrill of beating the system. Another is demonstrating the skill of being able to find good bargains.