Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There’s a lot of things that come with fame – it’s what people in the limelight have to do.

I’m a super-duper over-analyzer. You mix that with self-doubt and pressure, and that’s never healthy.

I want to let you in on a little secret: I don’t always feel like I’m a success. That’s right. There are plenty of times when I feel like I’ve just totally messed up and failed to connect with the people I’m trying to communicate with.

Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.

When I started out, I didn’t have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

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

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

Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

People want to act like they know celebrities. They want to see pictures. They want to know where you’re going. They want to hear you talk about your family.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

People think that at the top there isn’t much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.

Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be in combat.

There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.

The smart thing in the art world is to have one good idea and never have another.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

All great achievements require time.

I didn’t tell any of my friends that I wanted to be a comedian, because I was superstitious. I thought if I told people, it wouldn’t happen. So I kept it all in my head for years and years.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

What’s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It’s so far away in time that they can’t appreciate what it means for their whole life.

Let the path be open to talent.

I’ve been blessed to be somebody that’s been climbing that success mountain top for years of hard work, you know, but now it’s all connecting. And now, the whole world is watching, you know what I’m saying, and it feels good ‚cause it’s good energy. This is all positive vibes, and good vibes and good energy, so it feels incredible.

I never dreamt, in my dream, I’m Dalai Lama.

I think the reason my stories have been so successful is that I have a strong sense of metaphor.

How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.

We must open the doors of opportunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors.

Your success, or lack of success, is your responsibility. Even when you have a chain of command that you don’t like as well, its your responsibility to work with the up chain of command.

In any court-like environment of power, you will inevitably find people who are drawn to those who are successful or powerful, not out of admiration, but out of secret envy.

There are too many people that depend on me. I’m too obligated. I’m in too far to get out.

I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

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.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

I’ve made money, and I’ve been ripped off. I’ve had creative freedom, and I’ve been pressured to make hits. I have dealt with diva behavior from crazy musicians, and I have seen genius records by wonderful artists get completely ignored. I love music. I always will.

Never was anything great achieved without danger.

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today.

There have to be reasons that you get up in the morning and you want to live. Why do you want to live? What’s the point? What inspires you? What do you love about the future? If the future does not include being out there among the stars and being a multi-planet species, I find that incredibly depressing.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.

I’ve been talked about by a lot better people than the general public.

If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there’s no pressure, then I’m not in the perfect zone.

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.

Why should anybody be interested in some old man who was a failure?

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

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

I don’t feel pressure in a negative way. I like pressure. I feel excitement and calm at the same time. No pressure, no diamonds. I want pressure: pressure creates drama, creates emotion.

I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.

A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.

I always wanted a family.

‚Soul Plane‘ put me in a position to succeed. I’m glad I had the opportunity to be the lead man.

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

I have a good team. It’s good to have a good team.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

Love is the answer to everything. It’s the only reason to do anything. If you don’t write stories you love, you’ll never make it. If you don’t write stories that other people love, you’ll never make it.

For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.