Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.

I could give a flying flip about doing promo because, no disrespect, nobody put me in the position that I’m in.

I don’t think I get that upset over things.

If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.

Of course we all know Biden is the intellect of the Democratic Party. Kind of a grin with a body behind it.

The more nobly a man wills and acts, the more avid he becomes for great and sublime aims to pursue. He will no longer be content with family, country, and the remunerative aspect of his work. He will want wider organisations to create, new paths to blaze, causes to uphold, truths to discover, an ideal to cherish and defend.

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

I don’t think your ability to fight has anything to do with how big you are. It’s to do with how much anger is in you.

I don’t think I will ever be content. I am somebody who is always hungry.

Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

We should take care not to make the intellect our goal; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

Use, do not abuse… neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

It was a personal decision for me to stand and say that cricket is all I have in life, there’s nothing I need to do other than cricket. If I want to achieve whatever I thought as a kid, I need to work hard and not let it go to waste.

You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.

You might win some, you might lose some. But you go in, you challenge yourself, you become a better man, a better individual, a better fighter.

We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.

Don’t get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.

I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.

I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.

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

There are people out there who hate me and who say I’m arrogant, vain, and whatever. That’s all part of my success. I am made to be the best.

Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.

We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward.

God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

I have a deep, deep belief that if I tell you I’m going to crack you with a clean shot to the chin inside one minute of the first round and you will be unconscious, well, then that’s what will happen.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

I hold a lot of things in. I’m always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don’t rage; I usually don’t curse. So for me, it’s a great thing to be able to scream and say whatever I want.

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

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

The secret is not to give up hope. It’s very hard not to because if you’re really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect.

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were – to the very last minute – a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.

Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

If you deserve it, go get it.

You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.

A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.

I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger’s skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.

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

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

No sanction can stand against ignited minds.

I had a rough childhood coming up, and I just took all that negative energy and made it very positive for myself to drive me. I’m a very driven person. I have passion that almost scares people, just to be successful and make it no matter what.

And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.