I’ve sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don’t need sauce. I know he doesn’t even want you to pour sauce. And I’ve seen customers come in and do that, and I’ve seen him, as stoic as he tries to remain, I’ve seen him die a little inside.

It’s very important for Christians to be honest with God, which often, you know, God is much more interested in who you are than who you want to be.

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.

If it’s going to come out eventually, better have it come out immediately.

Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; aspiring to be angels men rebel.

I change my mind a lot. I usually don’t agree with what I say very much. I’m an awful liar.

It’s my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to it before her. Discipline must be maintained.

People often think I’m a faker, but I’m usually honest, in a certain way – in such a way that often nobody believes me!

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

Issues are never simple. One thing I’m proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values – and follow my own moral compass – then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own.

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

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

I continue to care for President Obama and for his family. I think that in many ways they are very courageous people, and I honor that, because I know what it means to live as a black person in a racist America.

For a creative writer possession of the ‚truth‘ is less important than emotional sincerity.

I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That’s what I see. That’s the America I know!

The hardest thing for – not only an artist but for anybody to do is look themselves in the mirror and acknowledge, you know, their own flaws and fears and imperfections and put them out there in the open for people to relate to it.

People are generally proud of their food. A willingness to eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice… they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get.

Justice means minding one’s own business and not meddling with other men’s concerns.

Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane… There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.

The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect.

Live truth instead of professing it.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

Rather be dead than cool.

Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

At Sarah Lawrence, I realized that everybody was already what they were going to be. The painters were painting, the writers writing, the dancers dancing. And nobody wore any makeup. The art was uppermost.

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

My dad has kind of been the standard for me, he played 16 years in the league, and since I’ve been in the league, every year that I go through and deal with the scratches, the bumps and bruises, just the grind that it is to go through one NBA season.

I am who I am. That’s why my friends and peers respect and appreciate me. I don’t change or cater my actions to fit my surroundings. I’m myself 24/7. People appreciate that.

The thing most people don’t pick up when they become an entrepreneur is that it never ends. It’s 24/7.

Every day, the people I meet inspire me… every day, they make me proud… every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.

Commitment is an act, not a word.

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is?

All I can do is be me, whoever that is.

It’s hard work making movies. It’s like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it’s emotional, tense work. If you don’t really love it, then it ain’t worth it.

Power is like being a lady… if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.

The diversity of India, of our civilization, is actually a thing of beauty, which is something we are extremely proud of.

The boys know they’re from Southeast Asia, and they have their food and their music and their friends, and they have a pride particular to them.

I looked the people of Louisiana in the eye and told them exactly what I thought in terms that normal people use.

Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to do the work. I live by that. You grind hard so you can play hard. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off.

Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.

I don’t mind telling a dark side.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

I’m not going to make a song just to make a song. The day that I make an album, it’s so that people really know what Bad Bunny’s about.

To the extent I am known, I think I am known as a person who expresses his opinion freely about things – and I was sensitive to the possibility that if I was seen taking money for saying nice things about a product, my comments and choices and opinions would become, understandably, suspect.

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Over a 10-year period, 99 out of 100 new entrepreneurs will fail. Only one will be left standing as others get pushed out of the market or burn out from working so hard. It’s really sad.

My job is to play quarterback, and I’m going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe that to my teammates regardless of who is out there on the field with me.

I think that by staying true to myself and making music from my heart, the blessings come.

I hate victims who respect their executioners.

I didn’t want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that’s a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I’m proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.

America’s promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That’s one of the reasons why almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.

I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It’s all authentic.

Any hand that I’ve shaken, any person that I met when I was Joe Blow, now that I’m this guy Kevin Hart, has come back. That’s why I treat everybody with respect. I’m always a nice pleasant guy to meet because when they come back to you, they remember.

If my films don’t show a profit, I know I’m doing something right.

When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike.