My problem is I am Christian, so I think other people must have success, too; it’s not about me.

Genius is patience.

There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation’s braggart lords.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.

Whatever good things we build end up building us.

Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.

Fame itself… doesn’t really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant.

Every person who confesses that Christ Jesus is Lord, repents of their sin and gives their heart to God is a child of God and belongs to Him. And in Christ, we are made right with God, we are His righteousness, and we have the power of Christ in us to live right.

Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.

We will naturally pursue our goals on the strength of our own resources, skills and enterprise. But, we know that we will be more successful when we do this in partnership with the world.

I’ve always believed that success for anyone is all about drive, dedication, and desire, but for me, it’s also been about confidence and faith.

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Lord Jesus, we come just as we are; this is how we came at first, and this is how we come still, with all our failures, with all our transgressions, with all and everything that is what it ought not to be, we come to Thee.

I wouldn’t say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.

If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.

Imagine your family finally making it from nothing to something, and finally getting things going, and finally buying a beautiful house and taking care of your children – and the next day, it’s completely all gone. Zero. Boom. Flat broke. So that’s when I had to man up.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

You see, rebellion, and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that’s available to us as Christians.

Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

Our focus needs to be less on what our legacy’s going to be or how we can control each other and more how we can give to each other.

I look at where I’m at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it… Success is shy – it won’t come out while you’re watching.

I believe God, Jesus, died that we not just go to Heaven but that we excel in this life. I never think you make money your goal… God wants you to excel. Just keep Him in first place, and God will open up doors you never dreamed of.

The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that’s all.

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.

Being no bigot myself to any mode of worship, I am disposed to endulge the professors of Christianity in the church, that road to heaven which to them shall seem the most direct plainest easiest and least liable to exception.

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.

Let the path be open to talent.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

We’re more popular than Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first, rock ‚n‘ roll or Christianity.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Even as you make progress, you need the discipline to keep from backtracking and sabotaging the success as it’s happening.

If you have a success you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work.

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

People think because I’ve got some success, I’ve made it, but in my eyes it’s like, ‚How long has Jay Z been in the business? How many albums has he got?‘ Not that I’m trying to be Jay Z, but I am trying to be around for a long time.

If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.

I don’t argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus‘ message was simple. Jesus didn’t go around condemning people.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.

On one of my last days at school, the headmaster said I would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. That was quite a startling prediction, but in some respects, he was right on both counts!

Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way.

Christ didn’t choose the rich to preach the doctrine; he choose 12 poor ignorant workers – that is, he chose the proletariat of the times.

Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.

Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.

Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.

When I won the first Grammy, there was no other feeling like that feeling. It just made me feel like I came so far, like that was just a dream a few years before that, and then it was happening right then.

There is a soak-the-rich attitude in the air, a feeling that if you have a lot of money you must have got it by some ghastly means. I can quite happily say there was never any family money. All the money we got was mine, just from writing books.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

So you cannot, as a Christian, walk away from Africa.