If a man can… make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.

Becoming an inspiration for kids is great. I want to inspire them to do whatever they want to.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

The men I idolized built their bodies and became somebody – like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger – and I thought, ‚That can be me.‘ So I started working out. The funny thing is I didn’t realize back then that I was having a defining moment.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Like so many American families, our families weren’t asking for much. They didn’t begrudge anyone else’s success or care that others had much more than they did… in fact, they admired it.

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

Israel was not created in order to disappear – Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.

The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it to a nationwide communications network. We’re just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people – as remarkable as the telephone.

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

If that’s there, I believe that technology will probably step up to their part of it.

Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

Hope is not a resting place but a starting point – a cactus, not a cushion.

The greatest story of all is Colonel Sanders. He didn’t start until he was sixty-six on a freeway bypass for his chicken shop. Anything is possible!

Whatever that means, however you got on that mountain, why not try to climb it? And do it in your own way.

Woz is living his own life now. He hasn’t been around Apple for about five years. But what he did will go down in history.

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am.

There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

If you wish to be a writer, write.

It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.

One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven’t and don’t.

I am in touch with a company that hopes to replicate my voice. However, they are not replicating my original voice – if they did that, I would sound like a man in his 20s, which would be very strange! They are actually trying to replicate the synthesizer that sits on my wheelchair.

Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.

Anytime I feel lost, I pull out a map and stare. I stare until I have reminded myself that life is a giant adventure, so much to do, to see.

Of course awards matter.

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

I’m proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it’s a sign that it’s time to leave. For now though, I’m happy here at the greatest club in the world.

Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.

We’re just enthusiastic about what we do.

We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.

In a time not distant, it will be possible to flash any image formed in thought on a screen and render it visible at any place desired. The perfection of this means of reading thought will create a revolution for the better in all our social relations.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.

The tool that’s most associated with the recent progress against malaria is the long-lasting bed net. Bed nets are a fantastic innovation. But we can do even better. We can invent new ways to control the mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite.

How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.

Life can be boring unless you put some effort into it.

If you’re going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.

However my parents – both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

I need music. It’s like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what’s going on – bad games, press, whatever!

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

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough – when they are on the very brink of success.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration.

A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

I was sure I’d set the world on fire, and it was hard for a young feller like me to realize the truth – that I hadn’t set the world on fire, and I was totally unprepared to handle the consequences if ‚The Big Trail‘ had been a success and launched me as a star.

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

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

Only stupid people are changed by success.

America is another name for opportunity.