I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.

The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

I want to do a certain thing in the world, and I am going to do it with unwavering concentration. I am concerning myself with only one essential thing: to set man free. I desire to free him from all cages, from all fears, and not to found religions, new sects, nor to establish new theories and new philosophies.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

It doesn’t matter if you want to be a teacher, an astronaut, or a reggaeton singer, you need to study.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.

It sounds simple telling people to work hard and never quit, but to really execute and demonstrate those principles takes discipline and faith. Those are the two factors that I believe separate the good from the great, the successes from the failures.

All I have to say is basically if performing, singing, acting, and dancing is what you want to do, then you just have to do it – no matter where it is.

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that race which daily hastens us towards death, the body maintains its irreparable lead.

Eradications are special. Zero is a magic number. You either do what it takes to get to zero and you’re glad you did it; or you get close, give up and it goes back to where it was before, in which case you wasted all that credibility, activity, money that could have been applied to other things.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.

I will never relent in defending America – whatever it takes.

The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and sleeping in. But discipline is paramount to ultimate success and victory for any leader and any team.

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.

The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny.

If you look at anyone who has achieved great success and wealth, people like Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, or Lance Armstrong, they have all focused intensely in order to win.

Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don’t complain.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

To win is always good for the feeling of the whole team.

After the first day of practice, there’s not one guy who’s playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day – it just hurts.

A lot of artists fail when they try to act, and they flop. So when I get into acting, it’s going to be to do it well, something good, something of quality. I want people to say, ‚Wow, that movie‘ – or that show or whatever – ‚turned out really well.‘

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

I remember the last three days that I was president, I never went to bed at all. I never went to bed until we had negotiated the final release of the hostages.

Of course, I do everything for money.

Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

I loved photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it into the film business. I mean, unless you were related to somebody there was no way in.

The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Why do you want to get a good workout early in the morning? Well, because it sends more oxygen to your brain; it releases endorphins. It puts you in a state of mind where you can crush things, which is where you want to be.

I can’t say that my disability has helped my work, but it has allowed me to concentrate on research without having to lecture or sit on boring committees.

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

We was able to become real successful in the mixtape space.

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

If you cannot concentrate, you are not so happy.

Liverpool is a club with a big, big, big history, and all the clubs in the world have a big history if the present is not too successful. If you have never had success, then nobody knows how it is, but in Liverpool, everybody knows how it was.

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.

I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. No matter what the injury – unless it’s completely debilitating – I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been. I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming.

When I prepare, I am not messing around. I find the right places, the right people, and the right environment. Iceland is one of those places.

Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you’re exactly the same.

Would I swap what I have achieved as a cook if I could have been as successful as a footballer? Definitely.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.

It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

I love being busy.

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.

What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes – ah, they have all the necessary leisure.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that’s one of the hardest things to do because you don’t always know exactly where you’re going, and you shouldn’t.

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 tend not to really think about what other people say. I’d rather just try and focus on what I’m doing, try and win basically.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.