Giving up cannot be an option.

Imagine your family finally making it from nothing to something, and finally getting things going, and finally buying a beautiful house and taking care of your children – and the next day, it’s completely all gone. Zero. Boom. Flat broke. So that’s when I had to man up.

I believe God, Jesus, died that we not just go to Heaven but that we excel in this life. I never think you make money your goal… God wants you to excel. Just keep Him in first place, and God will open up doors you never dreamed of.

It started to weigh on me that I was responsible for the moves that had made me successful, but I wasn’t reaping the lion’s share of the profits, and that was problematic for me.

There’s many ups and downs in the fight game.

If you hear a voice within you say ‚you cannot paint,‘ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

I had a good time boxing. I enjoyed it – and I may come back.

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you’ve closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

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

Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more.

When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, ‚Why god? Why me?‘ and the thundering voice of God answered, ‚There’s just something about you that pisses me off.‘

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

If you’re not going to be rewarded for your virtues, and instead you’re going to be punished for them, then what’s your motivation to continue?

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right.

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

Even when you’re 50, you can make the effort to improve your standards.

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

In this great country, we celebrate success. We don’t want to penalize those who have done well.

All I ever wanted to do with my life was own a little house. I did that way back with ‚Rocky,‘ so now everything I do is just icing on the cake.

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere.

My favorite affirmation when I feel stuck or out of sorts is: Whatever I need is already here, and it is all for my highest good. Jot this down and post it conspicuously throughout your home, on the dashboard of your car, at your office, on your microwave oven, and even in front of your toilets!

On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit.

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

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.

To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players.

Even the best teams can fail. Celebrities can fade. There is only One in whom your faith is always safe, and that is in the Lord Jesus Christ. And you need to let your faith show!

One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven’t and don’t.

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.

Don’t feel sorry for me.

Feeling sorry for ourselves is the most useless waste of energy on the planet. It does absolutely no good. We can’t let our circumstances or what others do or don’t do control us. We can decide to be happy regardless.

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

I explain the law of compensation like this: ‚Returns are minimal in spite of massive effort at the start, yet returns can be massive with minimal effort over time.

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

I just think it’s so important not to take yourself too seriously.

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.

If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn’t be anything for us to do.

Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don’t do that by sitting around.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

In my career as a director, there’s always been some point where you get halfway through it, or three-quarters, and you go: ‚What is this thing all about, and why am I telling the story? Does anybody really care about seeing this?‘ At that time you have to say: ‚OK, forget that and just go ahead.‘

You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.

I just have an enthusiasm for life.

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.

You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.