To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.A. won the medal of gold. The Greeks said, ‚You’re better than the Cassius of old.‘

If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who’s been successful at another college program, they’re going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.

Well begun is half done.

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

The diversity of India, of our civilization, is actually a thing of beauty, which is something we are extremely proud of.

By 1960, the South Africans knew that they were becoming a pariah state.

Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something.

Those who have a true understanding of America know that we have no desire for territorial expansion, for economic or other domination of other peoples. Such purposes are repugnant to our ideals of human freedom.

The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. That is so important. So when you study abroad, you’re actually helping to make America stronger.

I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.

The very word ‚secrecy‘ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.

I have always been an old-line Henry Clay Whig.

I like to talk to myself ahead of time so when temptation comes, I’ve already made up my mind that I have the victory.

When General Allenby conquered Jerusalem during World War I, he was hailed in the American press as Richard the Lion-Hearted, who had at last won the Crusades and driven the pagans out of the Holy Land.

I guess for every driver the aim is to beat their teammate.

On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.

Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is an army with banners.

In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball’s different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There’s a lot of great individual talent.

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion.

History shows us that in times of people feeling like they are in need of some sort of rebellion or protests, the artists rise because the poetry we create about pain and its relationship to culture in the world begins to soothe and heal people who are feeling confused or afraid.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness.

I don’t think about that. I wasn’t a kid growing up saying one day I’ll get an Oscar and make a speech. That wasn’t on my mind. So what I do is the best work I can do.

America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.

History should be written as philosophy.

If you’re a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don’t understand talent any more than we understand electricity.

Winning the title in England is the biggest challenge of them all.

America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans. It is more than pride of military power, glory in war, or in victory. It means more than vast expanse of farms, of great factories or mines, magnificent cities, or millions of automobiles and radios.

The boys know they’re from Southeast Asia, and they have their food and their music and their friends, and they have a pride particular to them.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed – there’s so little competition.

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.

The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.

I’ve done a number of Super Bowl ads. And that is the best advertising of the year. That is when people realize they’re going to be compared directly against other ads.

America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn’t standing still.

Having these colossal accolades and titles, they get in the way.

Mine is better than ours.

With all the… success that I’ve been lucky enough to get? That doesn’t happen unless the home life is solid.

My goal is to be number one in MMA.

Those who had demanded no more than an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and a commitment to negotiations saw their demands being realized, and lapsed into silence.

I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour, but I’m not ashamed of anything.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

Oh yes, there’s lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us.

As a man sow, shall he reap. and I know that talk is cheap. But the heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me.

The minute you got the Nobel Peace Prize, things that I said yesterday, with nobody paying too much attention, I say the same things after I got it – oh! It was quite crucial for people, and it helped our morale because apartheid did look invincible.

Every time there has been an effort by the Haitian people to overcome the misery and poverty that comes from 200 years of bitter attacks, really bitter, the U.S. steps in and blocks it.

No man was ever great by imitation.

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

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said ‚Let us pray.‘ We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

I was saluted by Alex Ferguson when I was subbed and that made me very happy.

I am happy and proud to play for my country and my club Mohun Bagan.

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

To be successful, you need results in a row. You can’t win, lose, win, lose.

My songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had and every success I’ve ever achieved.

Read about history, and you become aware that nothing starts with us.

We was able to become real successful in the mixtape space.