Winning, to me, is easy. Winning more is the challenge.

It’s like a muscle – if you stop going to the gym or stop running, you get weak. The military teaches you these great values, but we don’t keep up the discipline on our own, and we lose it. So wherever you go, keep that discipline up.

Whatever good things we build end up building us.

A gypsy told me I was going to do great things. I was going to make all kinds of money.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.

Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster’s own personal example.

It’s a common misconception that money is every entrepreneur’s metric for success. It’s not, and nor should it be.

Failure is nature’s plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

There is no failure except in no longer trying.

I’ve always believed that success for anyone is all about drive, dedication, and desire, but for me, it’s also been about confidence and faith.

Good planning is important. I’ve also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you’re in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you’re depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

We came up with TDE. As competitive as rap is, and as much as we’re trying to exceed the standards we set for ourselves, we take their wins as our wins, too.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

I intend to inspire people with my story: motivate young people that grew up like myself, or even not like myself. Just, you know, go through the human experience.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

Never mistake motion for action.

There is a soak-the-rich attitude in the air, a feeling that if you have a lot of money you must have got it by some ghastly means. I can quite happily say there was never any family money. All the money we got was mine, just from writing books.

Having these colossal accolades and titles, they get in the way.

You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.

You have to be smart. The easy days are over.

The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.

Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.

We have a big appetite for putting people down but, at the heart of everyone, there’s enough room for all of us to succeed.

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.

Remembering what you’ve been through and how that has strengthened your mindset can lift you out of a negative brain loop and help you bypass those weak, one-second impulses to give in. Even if you’re feeling low and beat down by life right now, I guarantee you can think of a time or two when you overcame odds and tasted success.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

I’d sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

I’ve accomplished enough with the music that I haven’t had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

As much as it might look like, to someone else, that I’m successful, I never feel like I’m anywhere. The further I go, I still feel equally further from my eventual goal. Because as I grow, I get more goals. I’m never content.

Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

I think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success.

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

Of course it would be nice for everybody and myself if we could win but we can still have a personal or a team win if we achieve a target that is effectively a win for us.

Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.

The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord’s mercy motivates us to do better.

Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something.

When you seek the presence of your creative Spirit and are filled with passion about virtually everything you undertake, you’ll successfully remove the roadblocks from your life and enjoy the active presence of Spirit.

I kept writing not because I felt I was so good, but because I felt they were so bad, including Shakespeare, all those. The stilted formalism, like chewing cardboard.

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

Lot of players lose hope because of lack of motivation.

You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit is.

Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.

Never lose a holy curiosity.

I pity the fool who just gives up.

When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who’s been successful at another college program, they’re going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.