If you're willing to take the humiliation of sticking your head above the crowd, maybe it's, you know, the pleasure will be worth the pain. - Sylvester Stallone
It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful. - Sylvester Stallone
Life is an opponent that never stops punching, so you better never stop punching back. - Sylvester Stallone
Like I said, I've got too much respect for women to marry them, but that doesn't mean you can't support them emotionally and financially. - Sylvester Stallone
Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that's a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It's how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting. - Sylvester Stallone
Nothing's harder than writing. There's no comparison. With directing, you can bounce a lot of ideas around. There's tremendous support - you've got editors and sound mixers. With writing, it's all you, and it's just crippling when people tear up your pages. - Sylvester Stallone
Once in one’s life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived. - Sylvester Stallone
Painting is as close as a person can get to actually capturing the heat of the moment. - Sylvester Stallone
People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight. - Sylvester Stallone
Remember the mind is your best muscle. Big arms can move rocks, but big words can move mountains. Ride the brain train for success. - Sylvester Stallone
Sometimes I write with music on, and if I'm in a good flow, I don't even hear it. - Sylvester Stallone
Suddenly I've got an overwhelming desire to surround myself with the aura of classical and Romantic art. - Sylvester Stallone
That’s what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighbourhood. - Sylvester Stallone
The phenomenal thing that happened to me is that I was able to create two memorable men: one is the ultimate optimist, Rocky, and then you have Rambo, the ultimate pessimist. You're going to always be remembered for them, no matter what you do. - Sylvester Stallone
There's no one in the world close to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is a phenomenon. He's brilliant. Just because his physique belies that, don't underestimate him. - Sylvester Stallone
Usually whenever you're scared of something, do it. If you're not afraid of it, don't do it. - Sylvester Stallone
Voices are like fingerprints, from Cagney to Bogart. They never lost it. My voice is instrumental in categorizing me. - Sylvester Stallone
When you’re scared, when you’re hanging on, when life is hurting you, then you’re going to see what you’re really made of. - Sylvester Stallone
You have to be really loyal to the people that supported you when you were coming up. - Sylvester Stallone
You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. - Sylvester Stallone
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