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Robert Downey Jr.

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Quotes by Robert Downey Jr.

"Listen, smile, accept, and then do what you thought you would do anyway."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Awareness

"Worrying is praying for something you don’t want."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Awareness

"Remember just because you hit bottom doesn't mean you have to stay there."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Hope

"Job one is get out of that cave. A lot of people do get out but don't change. So the thing is to get out and recognize the significance of that aggressive denial of your fate, come through the crucible forged into a stronger metal."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Transformation

"I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Motivation

"I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what youve done."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Motivation

"This stuff, this Mexican sludge, just grabbed you by the f–king heartstrings and tore me apart. All those years of snorting coke, and then I accidentally get involved in heroin after smoking crack for the first time. It finally tied my shoelaces together."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Adversity

"Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Resilience

""Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.""

- Robert Downey Jr.

Resilience

""Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway.""

- Robert Downey Jr.

Self-confidence

"Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Choice

"I think that the power is in the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Belief in Self

"The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Forgiveness

"I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you've done."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Perseverance

"Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Achievement

"Remember just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Overcoming Obstacles

"Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever the fuck you were gonna do anyway."

- Robert Downey Jr.

Boldness