In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

I’m kind of fascist with myself, you know.

I have a message to give to the world, and I shall not be thwarted.

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.

If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

People want to feel hopeful.

What keeps me going is goals.

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can’t move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.

Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

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

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.

Don’t compare yourself with other people; compare yourself with who you were yesterday.

I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Desire is the very essence of man.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

It isn’t sufficient just to want – you’ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.

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

It’s so easy to settle for less than God’s best for us because we don’t always feel like taking responsibility for our behavior or putting forth some effort to do what we need to do so we can accomplish great things for God and help people. But the cost of settling for less is actually harder than being completely obedient to God’s will.

I didn’t get depressed, I don’t get depressed.

There have to be reasons that you get up in the morning and you want to live. Why do you want to live? What’s the point? What inspires you? What do you love about the future? If the future does not include being out there among the stars and being a multi-planet species, I find that incredibly depressing.

Choose people who lift you up.

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.

I’m only as good as my last word, my last hook, my last bridge.

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.

I’m an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

Get off your butt and join the Marines!

It’s never crowded along the extra mile.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

I think my vice would be outdoing myself.

I dwell in possibility.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in – that we do it to God, to Christ, and that’s why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others‘ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

No pressure, no diamonds.

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.

Well I think a lot of times we’re putting things off and I’m going to do it later. I’m going to break this bad habit or I’m going to pursue this dream or I’m going to treat my spouse better.

Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to go.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

The future rewards those who press on. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on.

If you’re going through hell, keep going.

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

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.

You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.

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

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

I have only one counsel for you – be master.

I write for the same reason I breathe – because if I didn’t, I would die.

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

We’re just enthusiastic about what we do.

It is not God’s will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.