Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour.

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.

You will never fulfill your destiny doing work you despise.

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

Basketball is booming, and it’s not just an Under Armour standpoint: it’s about the game itself. Kids going out and playing and being inspired by what we do on the court.

The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.

I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough – when they are on the very brink of success.

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

The influence of ‚Hidden Fortress‘ comes up a lot because it was printed in a book once. The truth is, the only thing I was inspired by was the fact that it’s told from the point of view of two peasants, who get mixed up with a samurai and princess and a lot of very high-level people.

We represent a hustler. I think we represent inspiration. I think we represent, you know, staying down. I think we represent building yourself up from the bootstraps.

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

I think it’s quite great to set yourself a big challenge, and then you’ve got another reason for keeping fit.

Alas! You complain that your soul is out of tune. Then ask the Master to tune the heart-strings.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.

Why do you want to get a good workout early in the morning? Well, because it sends more oxygen to your brain; it releases endorphins. It puts you in a state of mind where you can crush things, which is where you want to be.

I’m not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody’s throat: ‚You’re going to do it my way.‘ I’d rather show by example and live my life and have people say, ‚You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He’s got peace and joy, and he seems content.‘

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

What is once well done is done forever.

I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.

Men are like lions. We hunt.

My production and songwriting and the environment around those vocals are not inspired by R&B at all.

No one has ever drowned in sweat.

All men hate the nagging.

We can take a ‚It was hard to get there.‘ But we ain’t taking no loss. We’re going to win.

I used to consider the listener. But now I’m in a space where, if I’m not inspired, I can’t really do the music. I can’t feel it.

But men must know, that in this theatre of man’s life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on.

When I heard Little Richard, I mean, it just set my world on fire.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

If I get stuck, I look at a book that tells me how someone else did it. I turn the pages, and then I say, ‚Oh, I forgot that bit,‘ then close the book and carry on. Finally, after you’ve figured out how to do it, you read how they did it and find out how dumb your solution is and how much more clever and efficient theirs is!

We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line. Don’t forget it.

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

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.

Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments when we are influencing the future.

I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.

My mother had a saying: ‚Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you’re not the last.‘

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

Thomas Jefferson once said, ‚We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.‘ And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names.

Why should I be studying for a future that soon may not exist?

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

To all the musicians who are making reggaeton, let’s put some more effort into it and bring something new to the people!

Eating words has never given me indigestion.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

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

I dwell in possibility.

God has already done everything He’s going to do. The ball is now in your court. If you want success, if you want wisdom, if you want to be prosperous and healthy, you’re going to have to do more than meditate and believe; you must boldly declare words of faith and victory over yourself and your family.

Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die.

It’s certainly not wrong to want to be a better person. God gave us that desire.

You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.

I believe that each of us comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.

Wine gives a man nothing… it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.

It is easier to stay out than get out.

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.