In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it’s more dangerous to lose than to win.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.

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

It’s certainly not wrong to want to be a better person. God gave us that desire.

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.

I don’t think the ebbs and flows – get in great shape and then get out of shape and then see if you can get back into shape – is a good thing. So I prefer to keep my arm always ready to go.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

People will try to bring you down, but you gotta go up.

You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer.

Competition is a sin.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Before finding music, I didn’t have too many aspirations. I wanted to hang out, make a little money from whatever I had to do.

I like money, but it’s never been about the money.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

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

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress, but actually only some people progress. The rest of the people don’t.

To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

I think that at the start of a game, you’re always playing to win, and then maybe if you’re ahead late in the game, you start playing not to lose. The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.

Fires can’t be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

The companies that work are the ones that people really care about and have a vision for the world so do something you like.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

Nobody likes to fail. I want to succeed in everything I do, which isn’t much. But the things that I’m really passionate about, if I fail at those, if I’m not successful, what do I have?

People just don’t understand how obsessed I am with winning.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.

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

Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you’re exactly the same.

Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.

I only want my work to make people happy.

The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

I’m chasing perfection.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest. If you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win.

I’m proof against that word failure. I’ve seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.

Enemies are so stimulating.

Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it.

My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again.

I’m just an individual who doesn’t feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I’m working for me.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.

God’s desire is that we excel.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.