And now, of course this is another thing I didn’t count on, that now as the governor of the state of California, I am selling California worldwide. You see that? Selling.

Listen, I think that people want a president who is going to be interested in the things that keep them up at night, the things that are weighing on them, the things that are debilitating and can be addressed.

It’s amazing, the culture Coach Belichick has been able to create in our system.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

I will only hire someone to work directly for me if I would work for that person. It’s a pretty good test.

In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.

No pressure, no diamonds.

I believe God wants you to have money to pay your bills, send your kids to college and do charity work and build orphanages. There’s the teaching that we’re supposed to be poor to show that we’re humble. I don’t buy that. I think we’re supposed to be leaders. We’re supposed to excel.

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.

Don’t think in the morning. That’s a big mistake that people make. They wake up in the morning and they start thinking. Don’t think. Just execute the plan. The plan is the alarm clock goes off, you get up, you go work out. Get some.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.

I’ve never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves – it’s just a question of finding the subject.

I’m no longer just a candidate. I’m the President. I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I have held in my arms the mothers and fathers of those who didn’t return. I’ve shared the pain of families who’ve lost their homes, and the frustration of workers who’ve lost their jobs.

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.

Success is steady progress toward one’s personal goals.

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.

It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You’d wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here?

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.

Winning – that’s the most important to me. It’s as simple as that.

Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.

If you deserve it, go get it.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.

Leadership is absolutely vital if there are comparable countries which can affect the security of the world you live in. Between Lincoln and Roosevelt’s time, America was protected by huge oceans and, in practice, by the British navy. Today, it’s different, and the obsession of the Obama administration has been for retrenchment.

A BMW can’t take you as far as a diploma.

The importance of logo into today’s fashion is un! be! Lievable!

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. That is what we do.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That’s what capitalism is all about.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their knees. This private unity of public men and their God is an enduring source of reassurance for the people of America.

The craving for information is so huge now, and it can be marketed at such a rapid rate.

Good luck has its storms.

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.

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need.

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

I had a really good childhood up until I was nine, then a classic case of divorce really affected me.

With Kansas, I had a four-year deal. The initial two months were real tough. I had to adjust a lot. Then, things started looking up.

I know you’ve heard it a thousand times before. But it’s true – hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don’t love something, then don’t do it.

A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.

No man should be in politics unless he would honestly rather not be there.

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

Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.

If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.

A hustler has to deal with danger and risk. It’s part of the game. You cannot control it all, nor would you want to. Chaos, unknown factors are not something to be anxious about.

I think a number of the leaders are, whether you like it or not, in the hip-hop generation. And when they understand enough, they’ll do wonders. I count on them.

People make a big fuss over you when you’re President. But I’m very serious about doing everything I can to make sure that it doesn’t go to my head.

If you continue to keep low performers on your team, that are actually dragging the team down; you’re failing the whole team, and eventually, the whole team is going to fail.

When I was writing the Destiny’s Child songs, it was a big thing to be that young and taking control. And the label at the time didn’t know that we were going to be that successful, so they gave us all control. And I got used to it.

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.

We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.

In business, if you realize you’ve made a bad decision, you change it.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.