I’m hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.

As a child, when asked what I would be, I usually said I was going to be a huntsman. A fine profession, truly!

The sun is gone, but I have a light.

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed – there’s so little competition.

Of course, I do everything for money.

I went through every emotion with tryna pursue what I’m doing, you know what I mean? And I think what’s gon‘ separate whoever’s gon go for something, that you ain’t gon‘ quit.

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

My problem is I am Christian, so I think other people must have success, too; it’s not about me.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

My goal is to be number one in MMA.

Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Actually oddly enough, I think my work, the activism, will be forgotten. And I hope it will. Because I hope those problems will have gone away.

Not having hope is not an excuse for not doing something.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

If you or I fail at business, we fail. If we cheat and fail, we go to jail. But if you’re rich and politically connected, your incompetence may be protected by a government bailout.

Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

The more nobly a man wills and acts, the more avid he becomes for great and sublime aims to pursue. He will no longer be content with family, country, and the remunerative aspect of his work. He will want wider organisations to create, new paths to blaze, causes to uphold, truths to discover, an ideal to cherish and defend.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down.

He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.

It’s a rule to give all, and it can make the difference if you work more. If you don’t have to give all, and you still win, what’s this?

I’ve been blessed to be somebody that’s been climbing that success mountain top for years of hard work, you know, but now it’s all connecting. And now, the whole world is watching, you know what I’m saying, and it feels good ‚cause it’s good energy. This is all positive vibes, and good vibes and good energy, so it feels incredible.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration… that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

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.

A lot of artists fail when they try to act, and they flop. So when I get into acting, it’s going to be to do it well, something good, something of quality. I want people to say, ‚Wow, that movie‘ – or that show or whatever – ‚turned out really well.‘

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.

Success consecrates the most offensive crimes.

When I was writing the Destiny’s Child songs, it was a big thing to be that young and taking control. And the label at the time didn’t know that we were going to be that successful, so they gave us all control. And I got used to it.

When I grow up, I want to be like Balvin.

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God’s help I shall succeed.

Indians felt despondent about Indian governance. Changing that atmosphere of gloom was a very challenging task, and I faced many difficulties in rectifying the situation and bringing back confidence and hope.

I think as long as I do a good job and put in all my effort to proving that I’m worth it, then everything should be fine.

Prospering just doesn’t have to do with money.

I can’t deny that the thought of being governor, the thought of being president, is alluring. And beyond that, it would be an opportunity to make a real impact on people’s lives on a global scale. But there are a lot of other things I want to do first.

In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

I think the first thing you should know is that nobody in country music ‚made it‘ the same way. It’s all different. There’s no blueprint for success, and sometimes you just have to work at it.

I remember they used to tell me, they said, ‚Khaled, you can’t get a Rolls-Royce; you need to get one of them small ones.‘ So I went and bought a Phantom.

Dream and you shall become.

Of course awards matter.

If you get something right, you really feel it, right in your chest, on stage. I think it’s an incomparable experience.

I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.

Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.

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.

I’ve had all six of my books reach the New York Times bestseller list, which is especially rewarding seeing as I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn’t write. It just goes to show you that we learn from our mistakes.

When I did have some success, it further emboldens you to be like, ‚No, I’m just going to write what I feel I should write.‘

They say miracles are past.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.

I’m always asked, ‚What’s the secret to success?‘ But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways – either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.