You don’t want to pigeonhole yourself.

Libraries raised me.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Dream and you shall become.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

I liked to write from the time I was about 12 or 13. I loved to read. And since I only spoke to my brother, I would write down my thoughts. And I think I wrote some of the worst poetry west of the Rockies. But by the time I was in my 20s, I found myself writing little essays and more poetry – writing at writing.

I’m super self-critical, which I think is good, because then I get exactly what I want. I’m critical of other people, too – I try not to be, though.

Well, I wouldn’t say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.

You learn a lot in life but there are a lot of tools and resources in school that help you grow professionally and personally for whatever goal you may want to achieve.

It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

The moment the alarm goes off is the first test; it sets the tone for the rest of the day. The test is not a complex one: when the alarm goes off, do you get up out of bed, or do you lie there in comfort and fall back to sleep? If you have the discipline to get out of bed, you win – you pass the test.

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

Every man is his own hell.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

I know my flaws before other people point them out to me.

Don’t ever play yourself.

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.

There are phases in life which surface at times, and it makes you understand that despite you working hard, everything what you are doing is probably not enough. That’s when you need to look around, and beyond.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

I’m not well-read, but when I read, I read well.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

Does anybody really think that they didn’t get what they had because they didn’t have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?

Getting out of bed is like the foundation of the discipline, and I think it carries over into everything else.

I always had a sense of discipline in me. However, there was a time when I couldn’t divide my time properly between off-field things and on-field assignments. The focus would be missing at times, and that would affect my preparation for matches. I managed to change that.

I do have motivation. A lot of motivation.

The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.

I’ve always had my own access to the public, because I started off making my clothes for a little shop, and so I’ve always had people buying them. I could always sell a few, even if I couldn’t sell a lot, and somehow my business grew because people happened to like it. I’m in a fortunate position.

My rich dad believed we should all learn to take care of ourselves.

The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.

The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself.

The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioned our characters in the wrong way.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

I grew up cursing a lot.

I tried acting, liked it, and stuck with it. I saw it as the way I would keep that promise to myself of getting back at those who had made my school life a misery.

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

What you don’t do can be a destructive force.

I’m not a natural born performer.

My concern today is not with the length of a person’s hair but with his conduct.

You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes.

A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions.

I’ve seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are.

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

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

One must steer, not talk.

It’s like a muscle – if you stop going to the gym or stop running, you get weak. The military teaches you these great values, but we don’t keep up the discipline on our own, and we lose it. So wherever you go, keep that discipline up.

I’m not a person that socializes very well.

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

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

Little things affect little minds.

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it’s a shield.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.

People want to feel hopeful.

People aren’t supposed to look back. I’m certainly not going to do it anymore.

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you’re a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.