It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.

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?

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

Before all else, be armed.

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid; the state of being alone.

Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.

Back in the day, what motivated me was overcoming myself. Now I believe in being a leader. I’ve done it all – I’m good. Now, it’s about setting an example for others to follow. I can’t just talk it – I have to live it.

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

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

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

To do your best is no longer good enough. We now have to do the seemingly impossible.

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.

I’m really bad with answering questions. Usually, I don’t even answer them. I try to find inspiration inside of the question. I think, and I jump from one beam of inspiration or energy to the next, as opposed to explaining the energy.

You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.

Autobiographies are only useful as the lives you read about and analyze may suggest to you something that you may find useful in your own journey through life.

When I have an idea, I turn down the flame, as if it were a little alcohol stove, as low as it will go. Then it explodes and that is my idea.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Love is easy, and I love writing. You can’t resist love. You get an idea, someone says something, and you’re in love.

We clearly see in God’s Word that anything He tells us to do, He will give us the ability to do it. But do we really believe it? Do we want to believe it? It’s easier to come up with excuses for why we can’t do things that are hard or that we really don’t want to do.

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

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It’s completely impossible. 2- It’s possible, but it’s not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

I don’t go to bed at 1 A.M. and wake up at 5 A.M. and say, ‚Let’s see if I can get this done today.‘

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

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

‚They‘ are the people that don’t believe in you, that say that you won’t succeed. We stay away from ‚They.‘

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?

You’re unlikely to discover something new without a lot of practice on old stuff, but further, you should get a heck of a lot of fun out of working out funny relations and interesting things.

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.

When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

You know, watching Dan Marino and Steve Young get nominated to the Hall of Fame… those guys are unbelievable and they did it for so long. I’d love to play like those guys, but there’s still a long way to go and a lot of growing.

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

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.

Every setback means you’re one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.

It’s not ‚can‘; it’s ‚will.‘ You have to will things into fruition.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you’ve got to let it grow.

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

I didn’t have nothin‘ going for me… school, home… until I found something I loved, which was music, and that changed everything.

I had a rough childhood coming up, and I just took all that negative energy and made it very positive for myself to drive me. I’m a very driven person. I have passion that almost scares people, just to be successful and make it no matter what.

The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.

If a subject excites us, if it stirs our deepest curiosity, or if we have to learn because the stakes are high, we pay much more attention. What we absorb sinks in.

I write some country music. There’s a song called ‚I Hope You Dance.‘ Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it.

No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.

Since the very beginning, Emeril’s had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him.

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

Whenever you do something, people try to re-do it and do a better version, especially if they’re in another country.

We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

Hope is the magic carpet that transports us from the present moment into the realm of infinite possibilities.

A lot of people don’t realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs.

As I followed my dream – stayed in-Spirit, that is, inspired – I made more money in the first year after I gave up my employment than I had made in the previous 35 years of my life.

Getting a great idea with song writing is a lot like love. You don’t know why this one is different, but it is. You don’t know why this one is better, but it is. It sticks in your head, and you can’t stop thinking about it.

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.