My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again.

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

I think there are a number of things that you can do to encourage your kids‘ dreams, but I do believe in speaking by experience of having a lot of help along the way, stumbling in the past. We’ve all stumbled, and we certainly all deserve to get up and walk again.

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.

Never regret what you don’t write.

I remember they used to tell me, they said, ‚Khaled, you can’t get a Rolls-Royce; you need to get one of them small ones.‘ So I went and bought a Phantom.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Back in the day, what motivated me was overcoming myself. Now I believe in being a leader. I’ve done it all – I’m good. Now, it’s about setting an example for others to follow. I can’t just talk it – I have to live it.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.

I explain the law of compensation like this: ‚Returns are minimal in spite of massive effort at the start, yet returns can be massive with minimal effort over time.

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops.

Enemies are so stimulating.

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it… Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.

If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don’t be discouraged… just be willing to change.

Well I think a lot of times we’re putting things off and I’m going to do it later. I’m going to break this bad habit or I’m going to pursue this dream or I’m going to treat my spouse better.

God wants to use you to make other people happy! And the happier you make others, the happier you will be because you reap what you sow.

As an athlete, you’d better laugh at yourself when you slip in the mud.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life’s path.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

I’m just going to say it: I’m pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it’s about our behavior. It occurs when we compare something we’ve done – or failed to do – with our personal values.

My superhero has always been Tendulkar, and it will be Tendulkar for life. He is someone who has inspired me immensely. Just watching him play for India, I used to dream of winning games for India, because he used to do it single handedly.

While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States – that is, prosperity.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

When things are really dismal, you can laugh, or you can cave in completely.

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

Just do some kind of workout. Doesn’t matter if it’s going for a walk around the block, going for a jog, doing some calisthenics, lifting weights, going to a pool and swimming – you name it. But do something that gets your blood flowing and gets your mind in the game.

If you have to stand and fight, you train yourself so that you’re able to do it.

Action expresses priorities.

So many objections may be made to everything, that nothing can overcome them but the necessity of doing something.

Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

At the end of the day, I understand that life has road blocks, and life is like school – you’ll be tested; we gotta pass it.

We’re not a fragile people. We’re not a frightful people. Our power doesn’t come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore order as long as we do things his way. We don’t look to be ruled.

I think the great part about what I do is that there’s a scoreboard. At the end of every week, you know how you did. You know how well you prepared. You know whether you executed your game plan. There’s a tangible score.

When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn’t dare do themselves.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don’t let yourself believe it will happen to you.

If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough.

I don’t suffer of anything that I’ve lost.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.

I have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or conceited, but there’s a confidence I have. I learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I’m gonna do it good; I’m going to bring it over the top.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

A lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.