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

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

America is not nearly done. We’re only in the beginning. Who knows who we will be? Who knows… what color we will be? It is all something that, maybe, our descendants – if they survive that long – will see.

There is no substitute for victory.

Yes, and I can sit down on a white piece of paper and work because I don’t believe too much into inspiration, only I’m waiting for inspiration, work and then inspiration may come. It’s a little too easy to say that.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

America’s promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That’s one of the reasons why almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.

The colonel replied that he didn’t care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.

It is hard to interest those who have everything in those who have nothing.

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.

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.

The example that America knows how to govern itself is one of the compelling aspects of our national security.

I continue to care for President Obama and for his family. I think that in many ways they are very courageous people, and I honor that, because I know what it means to live as a black person in a racist America.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

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.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

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

After a century of trying, we declared that healthcare in America is not a privilege for a few, it is a right for everybody. After decades of talk, we finally began to wean ourselves off foreign oil. We doubled our production of clean energy. We brought more of our troops home to their families, and we delivered justice to Osama bin Laden.

The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.

Nothing will work unless you do.

I love America, it’s a much more permissive place.

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

Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.

Life begins on the other side of despair.

America’s commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of NATO is a sacred obligation in our view – a sacred obligation not just for now, but for all time.

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

I know so many people who feel hopeless, and they ask me, ‚What should I do?‘ And I say: ‚Act. Do something.‘ Because that is the best medicine against sadness and depression.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

I own a ’66 Jaguar. That’s the guitar I polish, and baby – I refuse to let anyone touch it when I jump into the crowd.

There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way.

Listen; there’s a hell of a good universe next door: let’s go.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It’s easy to get discouraged in life.

America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.

People always tell you, ‚Be humble. Be humble.‘ When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome!

Act, and God will act.

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

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Mental toughness is a lifestyle. It’s something that you live every single day of your life. When I was growing up, I was a lazy kid. I was a lazy kid, and everybody goes, ‚How did you get to where you’re at today? How did you get to where you’re running 200 miles at one time in 39 hours? Being so disciplined?‘

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasn’t that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come back, I needed some breathing room. I’d already been translating French poetry, I’d been to Paris once before and liked it very much, and so I just went.

In other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‚we have a problem, let’s go and get it‘.

I’ve said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!

Somebody once asked me what my theory of life was, and I said, ‚Don’t try.‘ That fits the writing, too. I don’t try; I just type.

The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.

Once I’ve decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition.

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed… Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

Oh yes, there’s lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us.

Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.

Loving others always costs us something and requires effort. And you have to decide to do it on purpose. You can’t wait for a feeling to motivate you.

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

It’s not ‚can‘; it’s ‚will.‘ You have to will things into fruition.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.