I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.

The names of Dingane and Bambata, Hintsa and Makana, Squngthi and Dalasile, Moshoeshoe and Sekhukhuni, were praised as the glory of the entire African nation. I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle.

When you stand for something, you’ve got to stand for it all the way, not half way.

The day I think I’m not enjoying the game and contributing the way I would like to, I’ll hang up my boots.

You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.

Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.

My parents taught me service – not by saying, but by doing. That was my culture, the culture of my family.

Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one’s own religion.

I would storm the gates of Hell if Third Marine Air Wing was overhead.

Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.

I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn’t mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.

I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.

I can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country.

The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation.

While some doubted that connecting the world was actually important, we were building. While others doubted that this would be sustainable, you were forming lasting connections. We just cared more about connecting the world than anyone else. And we still do today.

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and… the state in which you will find solid happiness.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

I’m committed to the people of Gujarat. I will devote each and every moment to serve my people of Gujarat.

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

A promise must never be broken.

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success… such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.

I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.

I have done for my country, and for all mankind, all that I could do, and I now resign my soul, without fear, to my God – my daughter to my country.

Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.

A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited they are about creating. I do want to recognize a ton of super-talented people. I just happen to be the face of the companies.

Marriage has no guarantees. If that’s what you’re looking for, go live with a car battery.

I never felt settled or calm. You can’t really commit to life when you feel that.

I am a very emotional guy. What I love, I do with all I have.

If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don’t just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.

Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.

You’ve really got to start hitting the books because it’s no joke out here.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Let me tell you something about Tunechi – about that boy. That boy comes to the studio every day and grind as if he doesn’t have a dollar in his pocket.

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

It’s one of the few regrets of my presidency – that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. There’s no doubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide, and I guarantee I’ll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office.

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

As a soccer player, I wanted an FA Cup winner’s medal. As an actor you want an Oscar. As a chef it’s three-Michelin’s stars, there’s no greater than that. So pushing yourself to the extreme creates a lot of pressure and a lot of excitement, and more importantly, it shows on the plate.

The only thing I understand deeply, because in my teens I was thinking about it, and every year of my life, is software. So I’ll never be hands-on on anything except software.

You can scream at me, call me for a shoot at midnight, keep me waiting for hours – as long as what ends up on the screen is perfect.

It’s hard work making movies. It’s like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it’s emotional, tense work. If you don’t really love it, then it ain’t worth it.

As president, I’m committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

Fidelity and allegiance sworn to the King is only such a fidelity and obedience as is due to him by the law of the land; for were that faith and allegiance more than what the law requires, we would swear ourselves slaves and the King absolute; whereas, by the law, we are free men, notwithstanding those oaths.

There are different ways to do innovation. You can plant a lot of seeds, not be committed to any particular one of them, but just see what grows. And this really isn’t how we’ve approached this. We go mission-first, then focus on the pieces we need and go deep on them and be committed to them.

If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don’t stop, don’t put it down.

Every night on the court I give my all, and if I’m not giving 100 percent, I criticize myself.

I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She’s incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she’s effective.

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.

I do my job like I breathe.

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.

I’ve played with IVs before, during and after games. I’ve played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don’t miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn’t that serious in the first place.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

I’d be so bored if I wasn’t going out there, knowing that I could still do it. So, I’m going to work hard to be ready to go, and I still plan on playing for a long time.

Never at any point did I feel like missing a training session. I was very keen on improving as a cricketer and as an international player.