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.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

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.

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.

I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn’t want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.

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

We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.

You see things; and you say ‚Why?‘ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‚Why not?‘

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

I think the tiniest little thing can change the course of your day, which can change the course of your year, which can change who you are.

I have a great respect for incremental improvement, and I’ve done that sort of thing in my life, but I’ve always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don’t know why. Because they’re harder. They’re much more stressful emotionally. And you usually go through a period where everybody tells you that you’ve completely failed.

In a universe that’s an intelligent system with a divine creative force supporting it, there simply can be no accidents. As tough as it is to acknowledge, you had to go through what you went through in order to get to where you are today, and the evidence is that you did.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

I don’t mind people hating me, because it pushes me.

Put your leaders in stressful scenarios. Make them figure out solutions under pressure. See if you can make them frustrated, angry, and flustered, and then demand decisive leadership from them. They will be challenged at first, but they will get better over time.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

If there’s one thing that’s certain in business, it’s uncertainty.

There’s no point in starting a business unless you’re going to make a dramatic difference to other people’s lives. So if you’ve got an idea that’s gonna make a big difference to other people’s lives, then just get on and do it.

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

We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay – and rise!

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.

The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and sleeping in. But discipline is paramount to ultimate success and victory for any leader and any team.

I calculate that I took 20,000 punches, but I earned millions and kept a lot of it. I may talk slow, but my mind is OK.

Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible but probable.

The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.

Never, and I mean never, allow anyone else’s ideas of who you can or can’t become sully your dream or pollute your imagination. This is your territory, and a ‚Keep Out‘ sign is a great thing to erect at all entrances to your imagination.

Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.

You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.

I want to appeal to everyone. Because I’m not saying I’m the best, but we the best.

I know I want to always do the best I can.

I see myself as the best footballer in the world. If you don’t believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of.

There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

I don’t know what drives me to succeed.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us thru that darkness to a safe and sane future.

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.

I can’t do nothing just a little.

What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It’s a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.

I stayed focused, and I never surrendered, and now I’ve been blessed. now I take care of my mother, my father, and my entire whole family.

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.