Men weren’t always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.

As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to the American people: Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible.

I want to go down in the history books with what I’ve achieved.

If this were all to go away tomorrow, all the big success, I would still be very happy going from bar to bar playing music for people.

Nobody is my boss.

My father, who was jailed for stealing on more than one occasion, just abandoned his fatherly responsibilities and disappeared. I grew up working from the time I was nine years of age. Money was a big issue everywhere I lived.

At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes.

Often people become our friend or follower with an undercurrent of resentment in our having more success than they have. They secretly desire the opportunity to take us down a notch; they have a nose for any misstep on our part they can exploit.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

At the end of the day, your fans are the people who support you in and out. And their opinions matter.

I want people to draw strength from me.

My mother was a dominant force in our family. And I always saw her as the leader. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.

Don’t grow accustomed to living with less, doing less, and being less to the point that you eventually sit back and accept it.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

My first job in all honesty is going to continue to be mom-in-chief. Making sure that in this transition, which will be even more of a transition for the girls… that they are settled and that they know they will continue to be the center of our universe.

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

I would not like to be the only woman on the court.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, ‚We did it ourselves.‘

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

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.

The longer a man’s fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.

I was raised by strong women, and that DNA is in my daughter and wife.

I don’t take pictures when I’m with my kids, for the sake of my kids. It’s important when you’re as busy as I am that you give your kids your time when you’re with them, and nothing compromises that. I’ve been lucky enough to have fans that understand that.

I got a signed document from Bullock’s saying that they had such-and-such drawings on consignment. Of course, nobody bought any of them, but otherwise, I was a big success: I had my drawings on sale at Bullock’s!

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

I had a really good childhood up until I was nine, then a classic case of divorce really affected me.

There are definitely people who disagree with certain creative decisions you make. Pleasing everyone is pretty hard.

As a producer, as a CEO of Hartbeat Productions, I am making deals to put my company in place to win, to put my staff to work so that while all this stuff is going on, they’re in the kitchen cooking. So it’s understanding the longevity of the entertainment business; you get out of it what you put into it.

Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‚Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.‘

If you sit there and have that mentality of ‚triple down on what you’re good at,‘ you’re never going to grow. You’re always going to stay the same.

If a whole bunch of people want to make your life a living hell, they’re gonna do it.

If you are not being bullied all I would say – cause I like to talk about the other side of it as well – is you know, be someone that nurtures, and if there’s someone in your class that maybe doesn’t have a lot of friends, be the person that sits with them in the cafeteria sometimes; be the bigger person.

When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‚We did it ourselves.‘

Black men don’t like to be called ‚boys,‘ but women accept being called ‚girls.‘

The moment I said I’d finished a book, I knew what would happen. There would be a bidding war, and I would end up with someone who’d got the fattest wallet, who had bought it because I’d written Harry Potter. That would have been why.

What we know is that when girls don’t go to school, they earn lower salaries. They get married earlier. They have higher infant and maternal mortality rates. And they’re more likely to contract HIV, less likely to immunize their children.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

It’s very strange to go to cities like London and New York. People walk so quickly, they seem to be in a hurry all the time. And you don’t say ‚Hi‘ to everyone you meet, and you don’t smile to everyone you meet, because there’s just so many. Which is also very strange.

I go to cancer wards, and I tell them guys, ‚I’ve beaten it. You can, too.‘

Before all else, be armed.

I’ve been so blessed to play for the greatest coach at a time when our organization has done incredible things. I’ve played with the best teammates. Playing for Mr. Kraft and what his influence on the team has been.

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

Bob Houghton is a great coach and I am confident that the national team will do well under him.

Talent without working hard is nothing.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

I’m just a kid that defied the odds. I’m just a kid that ignored the doubt. I’m just a kid from a little place in Dublin, Ireland, that went all the way, and I’m going to continue to go all the way.

We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters… that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules… and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

To conclude that women are unfitted to the task of our historic society seems to me the equivalent of closing male eyes to female facts.

We moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records.

To be successful, you need results in a row. You can’t win, lose, win, lose.