Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can’t be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it’s not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!

I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.

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

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.

Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society.

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.

Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.

I think, because I started Virgin when I was a teenager, it has become a part of me, like my family, and I am motivated by ambition for it, almost as if it were a child.

Great bodies of people are never responsible for what they do.

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.

Winning, to me, is easy. Winning more is the challenge.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man’s insecurity before himself and before nature.

The greatest tragedy in mankind’s entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

Success consecrates the most offensive crimes.

It needs time. Nobody wants to hear it, but that’s the truth: if you want to have success in the future, you have to be ready to work now.

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.

I nearly failed when Virgin was in its infancy; I nearly failed in the early 1980s, and, of course, I have nearly died more than once trying to achieve a world record for boating or ballooning. But through a combination of luck and planning, both Virgin and I are still here.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

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

It’s so easy to settle for less than God’s best for us because we don’t always feel like taking responsibility for our behavior or putting forth some effort to do what we need to do so we can accomplish great things for God and help people. But the cost of settling for less is actually harder than being completely obedient to God’s will.

You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.

I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to.

The buck stops here!

After all those years in Asia, I don’t have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and – Boom! – people go.

Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster’s own personal example.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that.

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God’s children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.

What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.

When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame.

Dream and you shall become.

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

I’ve never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people’s lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies.

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.

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.

We can all be successful and make money, but when we die, that ends. But when you are significant is when you help other people be successful. That lasts many a lifetime.

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

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

My name is Adam Sandler. I’m not particularly talented. I’m not particularly good-looking. And yet I’m a multi-millionaire.

What keeps me going is goals.

It’s much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. The tricks won’t keep you relevant. Tricks might keep you popular for a while, but in all honesty, I don’t know how U2 will stay relevant. I know we’ve got a future. I know we can fill stadiums. And yet with every record, I think, ‚Is this it? Are we still relevant?‘

You always want to quit while you are ahead. You don’t want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you’re not performing at your best.

Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.

When the first big paycheque with ‚Dumb And Dumber‘ hit, I went: ‚Gosh, I wonder if this will affect my performance. Will I do a take and think, was that worth $7 million?‘ But that never happened. If anything, it made me rebel against that thing when people who get rich start playing it safe.

Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Fortune befriends the bold.

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

I suppose your security is your success and your key to success is your fine palate.