Learned Hand Quotes

Obviously, after 'The Matrix,' it was a case of, 'OK, I did that. What's next?' I mean, it's always like that, but more so this time. How do I change it up? How do I keep it interesting for myself?

I've been lucky enough to, for the most part, surround myself with a lot of people who are more talented than me and who I can learn from, and it makes me up my game.

After four seasons with Tottenham, where I had grown as much as possible, I needed new challenges for the sake of improving.

I'm honestly just trying to surround myself with talented people that I look up to/feel like I can learn from.

When I started my career, I never looked at myself as one to be inspirational, but as I continued to grow, I've met so many different people who ask, 'How do you do it? You make it look easy.' But it's not easy. I have certain tricks and tips I use every day that have been working for me.

When you get to a certain point in your career, it's easy to just phone it in, to get complacent. If you're not careful, you can stop challenging yourself.

I'm still a young player - I'm still learning - so all I can try to do is soak up what's around me, and I've got great individuals, great people, to learn from and inspire to be like as well as how I want to play, so I'm grateful to be in the position I'm in and learn from the people I am.

I want to make myself better and get working with some of my biggest influences and make the best music I can.

It would have been very hard to grow if I hadn't stepped outside the WWE bubble and gain a clear perspective on everything.

When you're surrounded by brilliant actors, and teachers who challenge you to go beyond what you thought you were capable of, that's got to be good for you.

In order to be the best, you have to be around the best.

I learnt a lot in Germany, and the German mentality really helped me. It was an enormous step in my life.

There are always a ton of different people to learn from and people that are pushing me to get better.

As a working woman, thinking back to someone I'd want to see on TV growing up are women who can make something of themselves and their future.

I had the urge to face my own limitation, and I needed to be bigger. I needed to be more professional and be in a more competitive environment because I wanted to grow as an artist. That's why I went to Europe.

Every time I do something new, it makes me a bit stronger. Playing huge shows, being invited to play with Nile Rodgers after the Brits - all are mindblowing and I have a great team around me who are empowering. It makes all the difference.

If I have to do a show every day, then I should have fun. It must have an element that enriches you as a person and as an actor.

You always want to surround yourself with better people than you.

You see guys that have been in the league for a long time and have taken that opportunity to not only make their game better but to make the people around them better. And to help them know things that maybe you wish you had known.

Nashville has pushed me to improve constantly as few other places could, and I'm grateful for that.

If you're fortunate, you'll meet people over the course of your career who exceed your expectations in every way. When you work or spend time with them, you find yourself wanting to be a better person.

I could not be more proud of the countless lives that I have changed since I began my coaching and mentoring career!

As an actress and just as a person, I've kind of been in a little bit of a bubble. So it was so great for me to see where I could go as an actress and to be around incredible people who are much more experienced than I am, like Harmony [Korine], James [Franco], and Vanessa [Hudgens].

It's cool to challenge myself to learn new things as opposed to going to play basketball in the park for millionth time.

Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.