When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you're either going to sink or you're going to swim.
Tom CruiseWhen you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not contributing to the motion.
Tom CruiseI love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.
Tom CruiseOf course [I believe in aliens]. Are you so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe?
Tom CruiseMy childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and lots of kids make fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you learn to quietly accept ridicule.
Tom CruiseWhen I was about 7 years old, I had been labeled dyslexic. I'd try to concentrate on what I was reading, then I'd get to the end of the page and have very little memory of anything I'd read. I would go blank, feel anxious, nervous, bored, frustrated, dumb. I would get angry. My legs would actually hurt when I was studying. My head ached. All through school and well into my career, I felt like I had a secret. When I'd go to a new school, I wouldn't want the other kids to know about my learning disability, but then I'd be sent off to remedial reading.
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