No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

Certain though I am – and ever more certain – that I must press on in life as though Christ awaited me at the term of the universe, at the same time I feel no special assurance of the existence of Christ. Believing is not seeing. As much as anyone, I imagine, I walk in the shadows of faith.

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed… Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.

U2’s best work has always been when we didn’t know what we’re doing.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

That nice, soft pillow and the warm blanket, and it’s all comfortable, and no one wants to leave that comfort – but if you can wake up early in the morning, get a head start on everyone else that’s still sleeping, get productive time doing things that you need to do – that’s a huge piece to moving your life forward.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It’s easy to get discouraged in life.

Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.

Somebody once asked me what my theory of life was, and I said, ‚Don’t try.‘ That fits the writing, too. I don’t try; I just type.

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

My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.

Ideas excite me, and as soon as I get excited, the adrenaline gets going and the next thing I know I’m borrowing energy from the ideas themselves.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

The one way to get me to work my hardest was to doubt me.

I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.

You can’t learn in school what the world is going to do next year.

I have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or conceited, but there’s a confidence I have. I learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I’m gonna do it good; I’m going to bring it over the top.

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.

The best way out is always through.

I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.

I hate cameras. They are so much more sure than I am about everything.

Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

If it wasn’t for the fun and money, I really don’t know why I’d bother.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

I just do the best I can and write something interesting, to tell stories in an interesting way and move forward from there.

Work aside, we come to New York for the possibility of interaction and inspiration.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Americans never quit.

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.

Life is a journey. When we stop, things don’t go right.

We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn’t make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Why do you want to get a good workout early in the morning? Well, because it sends more oxygen to your brain; it releases endorphins. It puts you in a state of mind where you can crush things, which is where you want to be.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.

It’s a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can’t stop playing the game the way you’ve always played it.

The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.

I won’t accept anything less than the best a player’s capable of doing… and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!

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?

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

If you can dream it, you can do it.

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

Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.

I’m sure the feeling of fear, as long as you can take advantage of it and not be rendered useless by it, can make you extend yourself beyond what you would regard as your capacity. If you’re afraid, the blood seems to flow freely through the veins, and you really do feel a sense of stimulation.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

You can’t do it unless you can imagine it.

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

Carry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don’t ever apologize for anything.

I think a certain amount of stress in life is good. The stress of just working, which takes effort – I think it keeps you going.

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen.