The higher the stakes, the happier I am, the better I will be.
- Robert Downey Jr.(On his favorite roles) Good Will Hunting (1997) is so close to my heart because my best friend (Ben Affleck) and I invented him, he`s from Boston, and it was what we knew. The stakes were pretty high with "Good Will Hunting" and it worked out as best as it can in this business - people saw the movie, it got good reviews, I was happy with the finished product, and they gave us an Oscar. I am also pretty fond of "Tom Ripley" - playing smart and sinister is just so much fun. I wasn`t that fond of his choice of swim trunks, though, so a few points away for that. And "John Grady Cole" in All the Pretty Horses (2000) was good, too. The integrity of that character is admirable. Unfortunately, I am the only one who saw that movie, so no one will get that reference.
- Matt Damon(regarding filming Once Upon A Time In America) I was a kid, unaware of the stakes or what was expected. I might as well have been doing a school play, because to me, Sergio Leone was just a fat man who ate a lot and had a really cool accent. NOW I understand he`s a master artist who I was lucky to be in the presence of and directed by. (1996)
- Brian BloomYou know, nothing is more important than education, because nowhere are our stakes higher; our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerI`m sure that Steve Martin would love to be where I am, and I would like to be more where he is as far as the comedy stakes are concerned.
- Jeremy IronsUniversity politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.
- Henry KissingerIn those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.
- Douglas AdamsThe stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere.
- Warren ChristopherIt`s more important that I`m liked because of my work, I don`t care if people think I`m sexy or if they like or don`t like me in person. Like right now when I`m talking to you on a personal level, I`m not worried about what kind of impression I leave on you. (when asked to weigh herself on the sexy stakes.)
- Wei ZhaoWhere the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.
- Barack ObamaI think it really stakes the claim that I`m the champion, ... I run like a champion. I show up big when it`s time to show up big.
- Justin GatlinI think this really stakes a claim that I`m a champion, ... I`m a competitor. If it means winning by an inch or a mile, I`m there.
- Justin GatlinThe stakes are much higher than they used to be.
- Michael ButlerRodents can come across as being quite vacant in the personality stakes.
- Julian ClaryGod does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of his own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a dealer who won`t tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.
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- Julia SmithIf the owners are playing a high-stakes game of chicken, they`d be better off playing it with anybody else in the world besides hockey players. Because of all sports, we`re probably the most stubborn, pig-headed players.
- Scott WalkerToday, counterfeiters have become just another competitor for legitimate U.S. businesses in the high-stakes world of global commerce.
- Alan LloydCreative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.
- Alex HunterLaw makes long spokes of the short stakes of men.
- Andrew MurphyI came into the situation knowing playing time was something that`s going to have to be competed for. Now with the addition of a few more guys that play that same position, the stakes will be a little bit higher. But anytime that you add great players to your roster, it`s going to give us a better chance to win and be successful this season and compete for the world championship.
- Ann SimpsonThe money`s going up, the stakes are up, the professionalism`s up. The days of doing stuff on a napkin are over.
- Anna CastoThe stakes in this war on terrorism simply couldn`t be higher,
- Aytekin Sir(But the stakes are rather different from those on the Grand Holy Land Pleasure Excursion.) It would be a folly, ... were it not so dangerous.
- Babe ParilliIf you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time
- Chinese Proverbs