If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest.

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

My justification is that most people my age spend a lot of time thinking about what they’re going to do for the next five or ten years. The time they spend thinking about their life, I just spend drinking.

You need to think outside the box. You need to think differently if you want to sustain what, for me, is my peak performance: the very best that I can achieve as an athlete every day.

Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism – and wars.

There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.

I get nervous when I don’t get nervous. If I’m nervous I know I’m going to have a good show.

Some people take defeat and losses a certain way. You see how some fighters take losses.

Yeah, it’s pretty hard not to be completely cynical these days.

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.

Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

Whenever I’m around some who is modest, I think, ‚Run like hell and all of fire.‘ You don’t want modesty, you want humility.

We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.

The bottom line is that everyone thinks differently.

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions. This attitude of mind – this attitude of uncertainty – is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student must first acquire.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

Ladies and gentlemen, god bless America – land of the free, home of the brave.

Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.

What someone else does or doesn’t do has no effect on me and what I do.

I don’t think about that. I wasn’t a kid growing up saying one day I’ll get an Oscar and make a speech. That wasn’t on my mind. So what I do is the best work I can do.

If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.

We can feel joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year!

It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.

I have only one yardstick by which I test every major problem – and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

I started to make a study of the art of war and revolution and, whilst abroad, underwent a course in military training. If there was to be guerrilla warfare, I wanted to be able to stand and fight with my people and to share the hazards of war with them.

Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It’s self-defense. It’s patriotism.

One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

Bottom line is, I didn’t return to Apple to make a fortune. I’ve been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn’t going to let it ruin my life. There’s no way you could ever spend it all, and I don’t view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

We are in a wrong state of mind if we are not in a thankful state of mind.

Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.

I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.

The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against the possibility of the changing motion of conquest and surrender, which is love.

If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, then we’re going to be miserable. In fact, many times we believe it’s our problems that are making us unhappy when, in reality, it’s because we’re focused on ourselves!

Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.

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

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.

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

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people’s minds.

People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise, actually.

The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence.

Some people feel that the world owes them a living.

I feel like whatever you’ve done in your career, good or bad, it’s nothing but preparation for the big events to come.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

Some days I totally appreciate everything that’s happening to me, and some days I feel everyone’s waiting for me to mess up.

Your energy, your spirit are important considerations. Feeling petty and frustrated can have reverberating consequences for your ability to think strategically and reach your goals.