If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.

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.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends… Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.

It started to weigh on me that I was responsible for the moves that had made me successful, but I wasn’t reaping the lion’s share of the profits, and that was problematic for me.

Let us ask ourselves, ‚What kind of people do we think we are?‘ And let us answer, ‚Free people, worthy of freedom and determined not only to remain so but to help others gain their freedom as well.‘

I wouldn’t say I’m a feminist, but I don’t like girls pretending to be stupid because it’s easier.

The true artist is not proud: he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal, and though he may be admired by others, he is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun.

In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.

As far as I’m concerned, I’m a writer who’s writing books, and therefore, I don’t want to die. You’d miss the end of the book wouldn’t you? You can’t die with an unfinished book.

I didn’t want to be a fashion designer, and for a good half of my career I didn’t like it. I always wanted to do other things.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

He who knows himself is enlightened.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

It’s hard for anybody who’s been with me not to feel starved for affection when I’m making love to my ideas. Maybe it’s not meant for me to settle down and be married.

I do not abuse players. I talk to myself; I abuse myself. It’s my way of letting off steam. I do it after every century; I do not do it always. I keep telling myself: ‚Improve, improve from the previous match, the previous shot. You can do it.‘

The man who has no problems is out of the game.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?

What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they’re proud of.

Never, and I mean never, allow anyone else’s ideas of who you can or can’t become sully your dream or pollute your imagination. This is your territory, and a ‚Keep Out‘ sign is a great thing to erect at all entrances to your imagination.

I’ve watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it’s because they tend to believe all the hype that’s out there. I don’t think there’s that much hype about me.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.

With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I’ve done it.

You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.

I always entertain the notion that I’m wrong, or that I’ll have to revise my opinion. Most of the time that feels good; sometimes it really hurts and is embarrassing.

Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms.

I think I’ve got wiser.

I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we – we own this country. We – we own it. It is not you owning it, and not politicians owning it. Politicians are employees of ours.

A Religion of Evolution: that, when all is said and done, is what Man needs ever more explicitly if he is to survive and ‚superlive,‘ as soon as he becomes conscious of his power to ultra-hominize himself and of his duty to do so.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

I’m sure the feeling of fear, as long as you can take advantage of it and not be rendered useless by it, can make you extend yourself beyond what you would regard as your capacity. If you’re afraid, the blood seems to flow freely through the veins, and you really do feel a sense of stimulation.

I still learn, but I think it’s the best thing in life to have a kid.

I still consider myself a little, fat kid from Hawaii.

Of course, I do everything for money.

The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.

He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!

If you change and adapt your persona, you are seen as inauthentic; if you stay the angry young man, you fade from attention or seem tiresome.

Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.

I want to rethink ‚surrender‘ as an active verb.

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don’t want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.

It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

I want to believe that I am improving. This is something that I take really seriously.

A man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks he becomes.

Had I been a great athlete, I’m not sure I would have even gone into coaching. I may have turned out feeling that my life ended when my athletic career ended, as happens so many times with various athletes.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

I am who I am. That’s why my friends and peers respect and appreciate me. I don’t change or cater my actions to fit my surroundings. I’m myself 24/7. People appreciate that.

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

Boot camp sucks – SEAL training sucks – but you know what? That’s what makes you good.

You know, T can stand for anything. T stand for working hard. T stand for loving thy neighbor. T stand for feeding the hungry. T stand for just working, working, working, being happy on the set, you know, lifting everybody’s spirits. T stands for just a nice guy.

Know that any and all thoughts that you have regarding your own skills, interests, and inclinations are valid. To reinforce the validity of your thoughts, keep them private. Tell yourself that they’re between you and God.