I believe that one person can make a difference.

I don’t know that much about who directs what movies, but I’m definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed.

But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be time unless there is soul, but only that of which time is an attribute, i.e. if change can exist without soul.

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

If you’re going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

Luck marches with those who give their very best.

The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.

If it wasn’t for the fun and money, I really don’t know why I’d bother.

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.

Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

Everyone has the potential to become an encourager. You don’t have to be rich. You don’t have to be a genius. You don’t have to have it all together. All you have to do is care about people and initiate.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

I have always enjoyed watching my songs make people cry.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

What I’ve discovered is that in art, as in music, there’s a lot of truth-and then there’s a lie. The artist is essentially creating his work to make this lie a truth, but he slides it in amongst all the others. The tiny little lie is the moment I live for, my moment. It’s the moment that the audience falls in love.

I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life.

I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.

I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

I guess any movie actor can become a role model for audiences out there who enjoy him.

Applause waits on success.

Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you’re doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you.

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

I know the blessing of having a dad who played 16 years in the league. That experience, and seeing him as an example, let me know that it’s possible. It’s not easy, but it’s possible.

Never mistake motion for action.

Life is a song to me.

I never dreamt, in my dream, I’m Dalai Lama.

All things are only transitory.

When I’m writing a record, I kind of don’t listen to much music. Just because I want to be inspired solely on the emotion; just based on how it feels.

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!

If my businesses or my investments are not profitable, then I don’t eat. And I like to eat.

I was impressed with what someone like Karl Lagerfeld built and did and the house that he made, but there was never really a female figure I wanted to emulate.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I’ve only ever had one.

I have dreams, and I want to see them come to fruition.

Power does not change you, it unmasks you.

I’m sorry, it’s true. Having children really changes your view on these things. We’re born, we live for a brief instant, and we die. It’s been happening for a long time. Technology is not changing it much – if at all.

If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it’s more fun.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there’s purpose and worth to each and every life.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

Everything is my demon muse. I have a muse which whispers in my ear and says, ‚Do this, do that,‘ but it’s my demon who provokes me.

Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.

These are the soul’s changes. I don’t believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism.

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.

Encouragement to all women is – let us try to offer help before we have to offer therapy. That is to say, let’s see if we can’t prevent being ill by trying to offer a love of prevention before illness.