If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.

My unpredictability is what separates me. If you move in so many ways, your opponent is not focused on what he’s doing. He’s focusing in on what you’re doing, and it freezes him. When they freeze and you hit, they shatter like glass.

If two smart, intelligent, clever guys sit together on a table, and you both want the same, where can be the problem? We all want to be successful.

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.

Well, in order for me to be successful… In order to be a great artist – musician, actor, painter, whatever – you must be able to be private in public at all times.

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.

That is my wish, hope, instruction for all of you: Take your education seriously, okay? Always do that. Because I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for my education.

I see fighters make funny videos about me and stick them on Facebook and get 20 likes. When I make a video, I sell it to Fox and make seven figures. That’s the difference.

I can tell you from experience that God’s help and presence in our lives is vital. He is the Author of all true success and everything that is good-without Him, we can do nothing of true value.

I always make my dreams into goals.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

I’ve had all six of my books reach the New York Times bestseller list, which is especially rewarding seeing as I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn’t write. It just goes to show you that we learn from our mistakes.

A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

I was an overnight sensation.

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

I care very deeply about the people at Tesla. I feel like I have a great debt to the people of Tesla who are making the company successful.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

God has already done everything He’s going to do. The ball is now in your court. If you want success, if you want wisdom, if you want to be prosperous and healthy, you’re going to have to do more than meditate and believe; you must boldly declare words of faith and victory over yourself and your family.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started.

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

We have a big appetite for putting people down but, at the heart of everyone, there’s enough room for all of us to succeed.

Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.

Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition!

We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Becoming a ‚Sir‘ is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.

So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don’t honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.

When you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up. Once you get to the point where Hollywood sees that you create results, then the demand for you becomes higher.

Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.

A gypsy told me I was going to do great things. I was going to make all kinds of money.

I’ve been pleased to work with so many wonderful stars through the years. This has been an amazing journey. I hope it continues.

In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me ‚Jackie Who?‘.

If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama’s favorite actors.

There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

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

Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.

As much as it might look like, to someone else, that I’m successful, I never feel like I’m anywhere. The further I go, I still feel equally further from my eventual goal. Because as I grow, I get more goals. I’m never content.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you.

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

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.

However my parents – both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.