A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

Life’s a fight. It’s a good fight of faith.

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.

My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right.

In the world today many people rightfully feel entitled to have success and the good things in life, but they usually understand it will require sacrifice and hard work.

My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely.

A man who has no office to go, to I don’t care who he is, is a trial of which you can have no conception.

Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.

If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go.

Fun is one of the most important – and underrated – ingredients in any successful venture. If you’re not having fun, then it’s probably time to call it quits and try something else.

A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune’s inequality exhibits under this sun.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.

If you wish to be a writer, write.

As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.

You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.

Anytime someone tells me that I can’t do something, I want to do it more.

If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you – until you get your revenge.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It’s the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.

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

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.

Either you run the day or the day runs you.

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

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.

I think it’s quite great to set yourself a big challenge, and then you’ve got another reason for keeping fit.

I’ve always wanted to live above my means because it inspired me to work harder.

Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

I won’t accept anything less than the best a player’s capable of doing… and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!

It take many a year, mon, and maybe some bloodshed must be, but righteousness someday prevail.

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.

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.

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.

I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good.

I calculate that I took 20,000 punches, but I earned millions and kept a lot of it. I may talk slow, but my mind is OK.

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

I tend not to really think about what other people say. I’d rather just try and focus on what I’m doing, try and win basically.

A lot of people tell me a lot of things about my conduct, my game, my future… but I try to stay away from their words of wisdom. I don’t let it distract me. On the field, you will be facing the ball alone. If you fail, you will the only one to blame. So, you should be the one deciding for yourself.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.