I seen a lot of artists be hot for a minute, and then that’s it, and somebody else come in.

If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.

Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes.

Once people are aware of your presence, and perhaps vaguely intrigued, you need to stir their interest before it settles on someone else.

We’re constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.

‚Victory Lap,‘ even the title. It’s the accumulation of trial and error; that’s what I represent; trial and error.

Folks don’t like to have somebody around knowing more than they do.

The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good.

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

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.

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.

If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who’s been successful at another college program, they’re going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.

It’s rule number one, really – beating your teammate.

I’ve never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people’s lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you’re always threatened by certain… You’re always threatened by other women, period.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

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.

The moment the alarm goes off is the first test; it sets the tone for the rest of the day. The test is not a complex one: when the alarm goes off, do you get up out of bed, or do you lie there in comfort and fall back to sleep? If you have the discipline to get out of bed, you win – you pass the test.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

I won at every level – all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I’ve won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won’t be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.

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.

When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, ‚Nah, what’s wrong with a horse?‘ That was a huge bet he made, and it worked.

If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around .600.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

These critics with the illusions they’ve created about artists – it’s like idol worship. They only like people when they’re on their way up… I cannot be on the way up again.

In college, a loss is pretty devastating. That feeling kind of goes away in an 82-game season. You hate to lose, but you also have a lot more games to make up for it.

Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

Successful people are simply those with successful habits.

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

In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball’s different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There’s a lot of great individual talent.

That is my wish, hope, instruction for all of you: Take your education seriously, okay? Always do that. Because I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for my education.

Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.

I’m not going to do anything crazy, but I want to do music that I’m passionate about. I’m finally at an age where I can do the music that I grew up loving, which was urban pop, ’90s music. I grew up listening to the divas, so I’m very happy to finally do urban pop. I hope that it’s received well, and it has been so far.

Success consecrates the most offensive crimes.

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.

You know, there are artists who are 35 and up that still make rap and that still works for them. I don’t know if I want to be that guy.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.

It needs time. Nobody wants to hear it, but that’s the truth: if you want to have success in the future, you have to be ready to work now.

No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.

I was a little worried that young people would think the only game was being political and manipulative when really the bigger game is being so good at what you do that nobody can argue with your results.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

I’m not gonna be bad at anything, and I want to actually be the best at anything I’m doing. So if I’m playing basketball, if I’m taking the SATs, like, there’s a competitive spirit behind it. With production, it’s the same thing.

Eight years ago, you may remember Hillary and I were rivals for the Democratic nomination. We battled for a year and a half. Let me tell you, it was tough, because Hillary was tough. I was worn out. She was doing everything I was doing, but just like Ginger Rogers, it was backwards in heels.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

Men weren’t always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.

When we are thinking about stuff like embeds, we are not thinking about how we are competing with YouTube. We are thinking about how are we going to make it more useful for people to share stuff on Facebook.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

The worst part of success is, to me, adapting to it. It’s scary.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.

I nearly failed when Virgin was in its infancy; I nearly failed in the early 1980s, and, of course, I have nearly died more than once trying to achieve a world record for boating or ballooning. But through a combination of luck and planning, both Virgin and I are still here.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

Crime when it succeeds is called virtue.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

Reggaeton is something else – it is part of pop culture. It is something very big that I don’t believe will ever die.

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t find them, make them.