I’m interested in what motivates individuals to participate in atrocious acts to support their ideological identification.

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.

Luck marches with those who give their very best.

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.

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

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

You’ve really got to start hitting the books because it’s no joke out here.

I think there are a number of things that you can do to encourage your kids‘ dreams, but I do believe in speaking by experience of having a lot of help along the way, stumbling in the past. We’ve all stumbled, and we certainly all deserve to get up and walk again.

Obviously, I’m no fan of the radical left.

It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

You know, not to sound corny or nuthin‘, but I felt like a fighter comin‘ up, man. I felt like, you know, I’m being attacked for this reason or that reason, and I gotta fight my way through this.

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!

I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.

When I’m inspired, I get excited because I can’t wait to see what I’ll come up with next.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

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.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

Giving up cannot be an option.

Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.

My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.

Americans never quit.

People want to feel hopeful.

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.‘

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.

Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.

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

The Bible says to ‚fear not,‘ but this doesn’t mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

With ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of your own powers; but soon the remoteness of the turmoil of life and the inspiring influence of the altitude calm your blood; your step gets firm and sure and you begin to look – for dizzier heights.

Infinite striving to be the best is man’s duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God’s hands.

I can’t ever remember sitting around and saying, ‚gosh let’s hurry up and get these debates going, that’ll win it for me.‘ Nope.

International summits and organisations like WTO take decisions, which will bind us, and if we are not present in such summits, we may be hurt by the decisions taken.

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.

If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder.

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.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

I think my vice would be outdoing myself.

Don’t give in to excuses that can keep you from really living the best life God has for you.

Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.

The Occupy movement did create spontaneously communities that taught people something: you can be in a supportive community of mutual aid and cooperation and develop your own health system and library and have open space for democratic discussion and participation. Communities like that are really important.

I know a lot of people say they always believed they could get into F1, but I didn’t quite believe that, certainly not when I was 7 and maybe not until I was 14. It was always so far away.

God has already done everything He’s going to do. The ball is now in your court. If you want success, if you want wisdom, if you want to be prosperous and healthy, you’re going to have to do more than meditate and believe; you must boldly declare words of faith and victory over yourself and your family.

Fight with a happy heart.

We’re just enthusiastic about what we do.

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.

I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

If I waited for perfection… I would never write a word.