Some people want to win races. Other people want to be President of the United States.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

I have goals.

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

In order to fulfill the aspirations of masses, we have to sharpen the tool called the government machinery: we have to make it keen, more dynamic, and it is in this direction that we are working.

The truth is, I had always wanted to be a comedian, but I really didn’t have that kind of personality, and it’s a terrifying thing to say.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.

Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do.

What is Champions League level? I saw a lot of rubbish games at Champions League level.

We will naturally pursue our goals on the strength of our own resources, skills and enterprise. But, we know that we will be more successful when we do this in partnership with the world.

I just think it is important that you realize, that you’re the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you’re libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

I hate letting my teammates down. I know I’m not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don’t feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win.

When you’re one of the leaders of the team, there are no days off.

I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave.

In my heart, I’m confident I could make a good president.

Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.

I had never been in charge of anything. I’d always worked for someone. I worked for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I’d never been in charge of an organization.

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.

You can play fast but not in a hurry. As a point guard, I can dictate that.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

If you ask the CEO of some major corporation what he does, he will say, in all honesty, that he is slaving 20 hours a day to provide his customers with the best goods or services he can and creating the best possible working conditions for his employees.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration… that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

I’m not very ambitious at all.

I always tell people that you should only hire people to be on your team if you would work for them.

In war there is no prize for runner-up.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.

I used to go missing a lot… Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.

Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results.

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.

In business, if you realize you’ve made a bad decision, you change it.

We, we – as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it differently and I think that industries are not quite the same as a result of Virgin attacking the market.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.

The onus is on the managers to send out an attacking formation and to tell their players to be bold.

My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.

I’ve always strived to be successful, not famous.

I don’t want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He’s a much better speech maker than I am. But I think always to tell the truth in a sometimes blatant way, even though it might be temporarily unpopular, is the best approach.

When I was 8 years old, I saw ‚Raiders of the Lost Ark‘ in Charlotte, North Carolina. I walked out of there and was so inspired. I loved the movie, and I knew I wanted to be that guy.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

You can tell the tree by the fruit it bears. You see it through what the organization is delivering as far as a concrete program. If the tree’s fruit sours or grows brackish, then the time has come to chop it down – bury it and walk over it and plant new seeds.

I don’t need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution.

For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.

In my line of work, the enemy gets a vote.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

I am a lucky man. I have had a dream and it has come true, and that is not a thing that happens often to men.

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Even the best and biggest teams in the world do not reach finals of tournaments.

Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn’t come alive until the leader models it.

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.

Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.