He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.

Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.

I loved photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it into the film business. I mean, unless you were related to somebody there was no way in.

I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. No matter what the injury – unless it’s completely debilitating – I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been. I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I’ve been working nonstop since I was 15. I don’t even know how to chill out.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Since God had commanded it, it was necessary that I do it. Since God commanded it, even if I had a hundred fathers and mothers, even if I had been a King’s daughter, I would have gone nevertheless.

The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!

I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going – I have no post-satisfaction.

You can’t try to do things; you simply must do them.

Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.

I am not designed to come second or third. I am designed to win.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

My purpose is to help people look at themselves and begin to shift their concepts. Remember, we are not our country, our race, or religion. We are eternal spirits. Seeing ourselves as spiritual beings without label is a way to transform the world and reach a sacred place for all of humanity.

If you get knocked down – setbacks in life, like applying for a job if they don’t hire you – keep trying, keep getting up, keep doing it.

This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.

I’m just a kid that defied the odds. I’m just a kid that ignored the doubt. I’m just a kid from a little place in Dublin, Ireland, that went all the way, and I’m going to continue to go all the way.

I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way – I hope it never will.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

People have to understand one thing: at the age of 18, I arrived at a dream club like Manchester United. It was a dream come true. But, even at that moment, I was thinking about playing in England for some years and then going to play in Spain. Even at that time I was thinking that way, and I always gave 100% everything.

I need to do well and show I’m a worthy driver in F1.

I know a lot of people who wouldn’t be comfortable with everything that comes with being in a band as big as Nirvana. The thing that I don’t understand is not appreciating that simple gift of being able to play music.

You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

I don’t know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

I have never been bewildered for long in any fight with our enemies – I was Armed with Insight.

I got a greater purpose. God put something in my heart to get across, and that’s what I’m going to focus on, using my voice as an instrument and doing what needs to be done.

I bade adieu to mechanical inventions, determined to devote the rest of my life to the study of the inventions of God.

In a lot of ways, success is much harder than I thought it would be. I figured that you’d get here and then everything would be happily ever after. But, it’s hard work, almost harder once you’re successful because you’ve got to maintain it.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test.

Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.

I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don’t think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.

The best way out is always through.

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

It kills me to lose. If I’m a troublemaker, and I don’t think that my temper makes me one, then it’s because I can’t stand losing. That’s the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.

What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life. And when I think about the kind of president that I want for my girls and all our children, that’s what I want.

Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It’s the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.

You know, Nirvana used to start rehearsals with the three of us just jamming. For, like, a half an hour, just noise and freeform crap – and usually it was crap. But sometimes things would come from it, and some songs on Nevermind came from that, and ‚Heart Shaped Box‘ and stuff on ‚In Utero‘ just happened that way.

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.

I’m not the sort of person who gives up on things. The first time we crossed the Atlantic in the balloon, it crashed, and we went on and did the Pacific. First time we crossed the Atlantic in a boat, it sank, and we went on and got the record. So, generally speaking, we will pick ourselves up, brush ourselves down, and carry on.

This lady is not for turning.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

Never, never, never give up.

I’m proof against that word failure. I’ve seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

My dad always said, ‚Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.‘

I’ve played with IVs before, during and after games. I’ve played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don’t miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn’t that serious in the first place.