If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.

It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.

I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.

There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, ‚Oh, you’re playing yourself.‘ I guess it’s kind of a compliment. Or people say, ‚Oh, man, you just roll out of bed and do that.‘ The work is to make it look effortless. That’s the hard part.

It’s not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much rather you weren’t doing.

Of course there are moments that you wonder how long you should be doing it because there are other aspects which are not nice, of this lifestyle. But I just love winning.

The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.

If a person is successful, we imagine they are probably also ethical, conscientious and deserving of their good fortune. This obscures the fact that many people who get ahead have done so by doing less than moral actions, which they cleverly disguise from view.

I bought a company in the mid-’90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I’ve made lots of dumb decisions. That’s part of the game.

The real story of Facebook is just that we’ve worked so hard for all this time. I mean, the real story is actually probably pretty boring, right? I mean, we just sat at our computers for six years and coded.

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.

The odds of me coming into the rocket business, not knowing anything about rockets, not having ever built anything, I mean, I would have to be insane if I thought the odds were in my favor.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.

If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.

It seemed like a very small possibility for me to become an artist. I didn’t have the need to be on the stage; I didn’t feel the need to be heard. I just needed to write.

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 cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

‚They‘ is… stay away from them, please. There is so many different definitions of ‚they.‘ You might have a personal ‚they.‘ They against you; they want you broken and miserable. They don’t like winners; they don’t like people who’s blessed. So everybody’s got a different ‚they.‘

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

Off with you! You’re a happy fellow, for you’ll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!

You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain’t desperate at some point, you ain’t interesting.

I’d rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

I get really motivated when I put on the India jersey. It is a responsibility, so I want to perform in the best way I can.

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

I just love working hard. I love being part of a team; I love working toward a common goal.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

Though she be but little, she is fierce.

If someone has a really great boyfriend or career, I think, it’s cool that happens.

There’s no real excuse for being successful enough as an actor to do what you want and then selling out. You do it pure. You don’t try to adapt it, make it commercial.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.

Man is not made for defeat.

I’m definitely gaining new fans, and that’s the key of any success… gain more love.

I think the message has already been sent to Hollywood, which is that this kid’s a hard worker, he’s talented, and people are coming out to see him. And when you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up.

Players now have a groin injury for months and months, and I often think they don’t really give a toss whether they’re playing or not because they’re getting paid anyway.

I just hate meetings. Though it’s true that once you’ve made a lot of money, people around you might be full of ideas about ways to make lots more money and might be disappointed that you don’t want to seize every opportunity to do so.

My success isn’t a result of arrogance – it’s a result of belief.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Don’t worry about motivation. Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable – and when you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished, you will likely fall short.

We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

It take many a year, mon, and maybe some bloodshed must be, but righteousness someday prevail.

Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.

Don’t be humble… you’re not that great.

You have to dream intentionally. Most people dream a dream when they are asleep. But to be a writer, you have to dream while you are awake, intentionally.

The will is a beast of burden. If God mounts it, it wishes and goes as God wills; if Satan mounts it, it wishes and goes as Satan wills; Nor can it choose its rider… the riders contend for its possession.

I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.

Things won are done, joy’s soul lies in the doing.

I’ve got a woman’s ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

Losing is not an option in Kolkata. It’s not easy, a lot of players even quit.

I wanted to get a job being creative, and I did.

There is no substitute for victory.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

Instead, I have an abundance mentality: When people are genuinely happy at the successes of others, the pie gets larger.