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

I like working. That’s when I’m feeling my best. And the people around me know that. My wife knows that.

I don’t fight in chase of an individual. I hear this sometimes where fighters work their whole careers to reach a matchup with a certain individual. I do not think in that way.

If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

That’s when you know you’re the greatest: when you’re the greatest, and people still put odds against you.

God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

We should not underestimate ourselves, because if lots of individuals go together then we can accomplish almost anything.

Applause waits on success.

If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.

I just think it is important that you realize, that you’re the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you’re libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.

The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

I’m about being the best.

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.

My old drama coach used to say, ‚Don’t just do something, stand there.‘ Gary Cooper wasn’t afraid to do nothing.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.

Forty is when you actually begin even deserving to be on stage telling people what you think.

I think it’s my responsibility, as a person of influence… to sometimes try to do what I can.

There’s nothing I have to hide or defend. I’m gonna live my life. And there are times when people wanna try to attack me, and I don’t know why, but they will. And that’s okay.

My biggest criticism is how can people be so easily satisfied? Even people with talent.

I’m never gonna step away from stand-up. I can’t. That’s what got me where I am, and that’s also my muse. That’s how I stay level-headed. That’s what keeps me going.

Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.

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.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

There wasn’t much as a kid that inspired me in what I did as an adult, but I was always very interested in what motivates people, and in telling stories and building things.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

When I was nine years old, living on the south side of Chicago, my father was a minister and my mother used to scrub floors. I had seven brothers and four sisters. I told my mama, ‚One of these days I’m going to be big and strong and buy you a beautiful house.‘ That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do with my life, is to take care of my mother.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.

When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.

Desire is the very essence of man.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

I know I’m stronger in the songs than I really am. Sometimes I need to hear it myself. We all need to hear those empowering songs to remind us.

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

Believe me, I’m much easier to be around when we win than when we lose.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn’t, then why would you say I am.

Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,‘ he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. ‚Shake it off. Stop complainin‘. Stop grumblin‘. Stop cryin‘. We are going to press on. We have work to do.

I got a greater purpose. God put something in my heart to get across, and that’s what I’m going to focus on, using my voice as an instrument and doing what needs to be done.

I find a lot of inspiration through visuals. When I was 12, I saw Aurora’s ‚Runaway‘ music video. Something inside me clicked, like, ‚That is what I want to do, no matter whether it goes anywhere or not.‘

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

To create something you must be something.

What one has to do usually can be done.

You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished.

If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

I believe that singing is the key to long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, increased intelligence, new friends, super self-confidence, heightened sexual attractiveness, and a better sense of humor.

Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.

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

You have to be someone.

I’m a decent cook; I’m a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my career. Period.

Sometimes, if you begin to sing in a halfhearted mood, you can sing yourself up the ladder. Singing will often make the heart rise.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.