I look at where I’m at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

One thing I want to make clear, as far as my own rebirth is concerned, the final authority is myself and no one else, and obviously not China’s Communists.

A good thing to remember is somebody’s got it a lot worse than we do.

Everything is an open book. I don’t speak on other people’s hardship, but if it happened in my life or something that has been an experience on my particular journey, I’m going to talk about it. That’s what my fan base appreciates the most. I’m universal. You can relate to the things I say or that I go through.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.

Things do not change; we change.

Don’t ever forget two things I’m going to tell you. One, don’t believe everything that’s written about you. Two, don’t pick up too many checks.

I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, ‚Oh God, I’ve got to do this today.‘

A game is like a mirror that allows you to look at yourself.

My understanding of racial discrimination as a child was highly distorted because the most prominent man in Archery was an African-American bishop. When he came home from up north, where he was in charge of A.M.E. churches in five states, it was front-page news. He was the most successful man in my life.

That nice, soft pillow and the warm blanket, and it’s all comfortable, and no one wants to leave that comfort – but if you can wake up early in the morning, get a head start on everyone else that’s still sleeping, get productive time doing things that you need to do – that’s a huge piece to moving your life forward.

A number of analysts have observed that although bin Laden was finally killed, he won some major successes in his war against the U.S.

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner.

I was 18 years old, and it was a dream come true for me to work out and eat great food for free. What else do you want in life? People think that is what it is like to be in a SEAL team, but it is less than a fraction of your career as a real SEAL.

Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.

I don’t think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship.

I have a very good family. I’m very fortunate to have a very good family. I believe very strongly in the family. It’s one of the things we have in our platform, is to talk about it.

My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be.

We are wiser than we know.

We give speeches and pin ribbons onto uniforms, etch names into walls. And all that is fine, but too often, all those tributes, all those words aren’t always backed up by action. And that felt like such a stark contrast to me, because, as we all know, our military is all about action.

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

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

People are looking for something a little more stable; people are feeling like they need to get closer to God.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

It needs time. Nobody wants to hear it, but that’s the truth: if you want to have success in the future, you have to be ready to work now.

The greatest gift is the ability to forget – to forget the bad things and focus on the good.

Even with my divorce and with everything, I don’t need money.

And winning is a huge thing for me.

The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

No sooner said than done – so acts your man of worth.

When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it’s a good indication of what you’re made of.

I had wanted a tape recorder since I was tiny. I thought it was a magic thing. I never got one until just before I went to art school.

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a kid. If your anger is deep enough and strong enough, you learn that you can change those attitudes by excellence, personal gut performance.

Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn’t.

I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great.

Sometimes I’m fascinated with how famous my work could be while I’m not so famous.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

I think that we have opportunities all around us – sometimes we just don’t recognize them.

When I was in college I did a lot of stupid things and I don’t want to make an excuse for that. Some of the things that people accuse me of are true, some of them aren’t. There are pranks, IMs.

For me, the world that I inhabit in reality is probably a very different world than the one people expect that I would be in.

In all my work, in the movies I write, the lyrics, the poetry, the prose, the essays, I am saying that we may encounter many defeats – maybe it’s imperative that we encounter the defeats – but we are much stronger than we appear to be and maybe much better than we allow ourselves to be. Human beings are more alike than unalike.

When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by his heart, and his friends can only read the title.

I’ve lived a very colorful life, and I’ve said some things, But not once have I taken them back, and I’ve never apologized for them – and I won’t.

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

Be not a slave of words.

I’m just a kid that defied the odds. I’m just a kid that ignored the doubt. I’m just a kid from a little place in Dublin, Ireland, that went all the way, and I’m going to continue to go all the way.

If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it’s the restaurant business.

I don’t think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He’s given you… but I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things… he’s not a small God; this God is incredible.

I know that I’m not the easiest person to live with. The challenge I put on myself is so great that the person I live with feels himself challenged. I bring a lot to bear, and I don’t know how not to.

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

You cannot let where you are today cause you to get stuck. I’m going to be my best right now. That’s what faith is all about.

It was weird to be married; you kind of lose your identity. You’re suddenly somebody’s wife. And you’re like, ‚Oh, I’m half of a couple now. I’ve lost me.‘

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.