Human development thus far has been fueled and guided by the feeling that things could be, and are probably going to be, better.

With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

Do your job. Do it the best you can. Do it right, because somebody, sometimes your best friend, is waiting for you to screw up so she can take your place.

Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.

When I used to play sports, I’d be the one cheering the team on, ‚Come on, we can beat these guys!‘ That’s just in me.

If your treat an individual… as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.

People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing – continue to rock it – because obviously, God wants you here.

This industry has been really good to me. It’s been a great life. I’m not through yet. I’m ready when you are, Mr. DeMille.

I just do the best I can and write something interesting, to tell stories in an interesting way and move forward from there.

You can’t knock on opportunity’s door and not be ready.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate action of some sort, any sort rather than no sort.

With ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of your own powers; but soon the remoteness of the turmoil of life and the inspiring influence of the altitude calm your blood; your step gets firm and sure and you begin to look – for dizzier heights.

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

You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it’s really let us down.

I’m pretty positive, optimistic, so I always expect the best.

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

I’m honored that everybody’s inspired off my inspiration.

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

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It’s ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.

To me, if life boils down to one thing, it’s movement. To live is to keep moving.

The Global Fund is a central player in the progress being achieved on HIV, TB and malaria. It channels resources to help countries fight these diseases. I believe in its impact because I have seen it firsthand.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‚Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.‘

If you have passion, there is no need for excuses because your enthusiasm will trump any negative reasoning you might come up with. Enthusiasm makes excuses a nonissue.

I am not afraid of saying something and going and pursuing it. That’s it. I see it in my mind. I say it out loud. I go and do it.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

Men are only as good as their technical development allows them to be.

Life loves the liver of it.

Where the mind goes, the man follows.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

We’re all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress.

The man who has no problems is out of the game.

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.

If you keep proving stuff that others have done, getting confidence, increasing the complexities of your solutions – for the fun of it – then one day you’ll turn around and discover that nobody actually did that one!

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

I’d have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.

No great thing is created suddenly.

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

Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I’m a realist.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.

You do things when the opportunities come along. I’ve had periods in my life when I’ve had a bundle of ideas come along, and I’ve had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I’ll do something. If not, I won’t do a damn thing.

Because of a great love, one is courageous.

Americans never quit.

I want to go and go, and then drop dead in the middle of something I’m loving to do. And if that doesn’t happen, if I wind up sitting in a wheelchair, at least I’ll have my high heels on.

Mental toughness is a lifestyle. It’s something that you live every single day of your life. When I was growing up, I was a lazy kid. I was a lazy kid, and everybody goes, ‚How did you get to where you’re at today? How did you get to where you’re running 200 miles at one time in 39 hours? Being so disciplined?‘

Thought once awakened does not again slumber; unfolds itself into a System of Thought; grows, in man after man, generation after generation, – till its full stature is reached, and such System of Thought can grow no farther, but must give place to another.

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

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

One thing I’ve always loved about the culture at Microsoft is there is nobody who is tougher on us, in terms of what we need to learn and do better, than the people in the company itself. You can walk down these halls, and they’ll tell you, ‚We need to do usability better, push this or that frontier.‘

India should walk on her own shadow – we must have our own development model.

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.

I don’t like looking back. I’m always constantly looking forward. I’m not the one to sort of sit and cry over spilt milk. I’m too busy looking for the next cow.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.