I know so many people who feel hopeless, and they ask me, ‚What should I do?‘ And I say: ‚Act. Do something.‘ Because that is the best medicine against sadness and depression.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

I have a slight bit of OCD, I think. I’m not walking around flipping light switches. But when I say I’m going to do something, I have to do it.

The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you – gently, with love, and hand your life back to you.

This ain’t fun. But you watch me, I’ll get it done.

I feel like my message is to let people know that God is a good God, that He’s on their side, and no matter what happens, He has a great plan for them.

It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist.

If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.

Even though you are on the right track – you will get run over if you just sit there.

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

Siren voices tell me, ‚You don’t have to keep going on.‘ And then you think, ‚I’m a writer. What do I do? Sit there watching my wife clean up?‘ I don’t know. I like being a writer.

Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

The only shame is to have none.

Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

Never, never, never give up.

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

I feel impressed to counsel those engaged in personal challenges to do right. In particular, my heart reaches out to those who feel discouraged by the magnitude of their struggle.

I dwell in possibility.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

If you think only of evil, then you become pessimistic and hopeless like Freud. But if you think there is no evil, then you’re just one more deluded Pollyanna.

I don’t focus on the critics. Everyone who is making any difference in any field has critics. As long as I feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing, then I don’t worry about it.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.

Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.

I grew up where, when a door closed, a window didn’t open. The only thing I had was cracks. I’d do everything to get through those cracks – scratch, claw, bite, push, bleed. Now the opportunity is here. The door is wide open, and it’s as big as a garage.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.

The richest people in the world look for and build networks; everyone else looks for work.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we’re all sweating it – when we’re worried that the bill won’t pass, and it seems like all is lost – Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward… with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

Nearly all the things I do that are of any merit at all start off just being good fun, and I think I’m sort of building up to doing something else quite soon.

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Idleness is the parent of psychology.

I want to represent… to the kids to draw strength from me. So they can see that everybody goes through something, but you can rise up and do your best. Just try.

With my childhood, it’s a wonder I’m not psychotic. I was the little Jewish boy in the non-Jewish neighborhood. It was a little like being the first Negro enrolled in the all-white school. I grew up in libraries and among books, without friends.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

I’ve often felt depressed; everyone feels depressed.

The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.

What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.

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.

Everyone, no doubt, remains first and foremost a man of his own country and continues to draw from it his motive force.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged – ‚There’s nothing good in my future‘ – I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where there’s an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.

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

Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that.

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

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

Begin – to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.