I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.

In the brute physical world, and the one encompassed by medicine, there are all too many things that could kill you, don’t kill you, and then leave you considerably weaker.

People want you to fail.

Arrange whatever pieces come your way.

I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.

Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

You have to stay faithful to what you’re working on.

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don’t let it get the best of you.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

I’ve had no contact with my daughter for years. That’s her choice. Anyway, you move on. If people don’t want to bother with me, fine. You know, God bless them, and move on.

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears have gone into this career of mine.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be thrown out of France, except those who die there.

‚Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

We all know we have a finite period of time. I just feel if I’m going to be alive, I want to be challenged – to be as immortal as possible. The path to that isn’t an easy way, but it’s a rewarding way.

After the first day of practice, there’s not one guy who’s playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day – it just hurts.

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

Good luck has its storms.

If I’d had some set idea of a finish line, don’t you think I would have crossed it years ago?

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

I feel like people can relate to me because we all go through wins and roadblocks and passion and pain, and it’s a vibe.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.

Most of my young years were spent under the boots of the military.

I’m gonna go hard no matter what because I gotta feed my family, and I gotta feed myself.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.

The reason that I’m here at all is because of my relationship with my family and their encouragement of me to be a musician and to work hard. As long as I stay there in that space, I can do anything. That’s my truth.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

He who has faith has… an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well – even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.

I know how to swim through backlash. I can tread water through backlash… If anything, that’s all giving me power.

I’m not going to stop having problems.

When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains. I’ve turned those steel chains into gold to symbolize the fact that I’m still a slave, only my price tag is higher.

It’s physical. If you keep on writing for three years, every day, you should be strong. Of course you have to be strong mentally, also. But in the first place you have to be strong physically. That is a very important thing. Physically and mentally you have to be strong.

I’ve got a woman’s ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

If you get knocked down – setbacks in life, like applying for a job if they don’t hire you – keep trying, keep getting up, keep doing it.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They’re only powerful when you got your back turned.

I probably wouldn’t have made it this far if I were a refugee.

Though men determine, the gods doo dispose: and oft times many things fall out betweene the cup and the lip.

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

You gotta keep trying to find your niche and trying to fit into whatever slot that’s left for you or to make one of your own.

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‘.

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.

I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn’t want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.

The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.

There’s always a bittersweet kind of thing, but I feel like everything had to work out the way it is. Everything that had to happen, happened.

I shook up the world, I shook up the world.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

I think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success.

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.

If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.