Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.

When we’re looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles.

Never confuse motion with action.

It’s the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

The design of the Mac wasn’t what it looked like, although that was part of it. Primarily, it was how it worked. To design something really well, you have to get it. You have to really grok what it’s all about. It takes a passionate commitment to really thoroughly understand something, chew it up, not just quickly swallow it.

Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.

There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we’ve got a system that allows them to do it.

I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.

There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.

I’m about being the best.

I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage.

Well I think a lot of times we’re putting things off and I’m going to do it later. I’m going to break this bad habit or I’m going to pursue this dream or I’m going to treat my spouse better.

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined – to strengthen each other – to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

The first story I finished was when I was six years old.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

We didn’t crumble after 9/11. We didn’t falter after the Boston Marathon. But we’re America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line.

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

Practice yourself, for heaven’s sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.

I am prepared to resort to anything, to submit to anything, for the sake of the commonwealth.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

Before all else, be armed.

Good entrepreneurs are community builders, actively involved with their communities and dedicated to the community’s well being. If you’re dedicated to your community, it will be dedicated to you.

For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.

It’s a real strength for me that I’ve never minded the training process. It’s something I enjoy. I really like being in the gym or, certainly, on the field.

I just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing.

Intelligent people should learn from their experiences. With people on the street, the bad experience has beaten them.

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

I don’t follow all the 48 laws. Like, I’ve never crushed anyone totally.

The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.

It is more difficult to rule yourself than to rule a city.

I couldn’t go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years.

I’m just writing, writing, writing. I keep these tablets on me until I’m inspired to go back in and make the music. I never take a break from my pen, because I pride myself on that.

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

We all have two lives: an inner life and an outer life. Your inner life is your soul life, which includes your mind, will and emotions. Your outer life is your physical life. And while God cares about every detail of your life, He is more concerned with your inner life than your outer life.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

A psychoneurosis must be understood, ultimately, as the suffering of a soul which has not discovered its meaning.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.

I’m really trying to dredge up what one might call intellectual and moral material. For example, when do you realize that you are an American? What age does that happen to you? When do you realize what religion your parents practice? When does it all become conscious? I was interested in exploring all of that.

I am a good listener. I think that came from my schooling.

Of course, individual change doesn’t make much difference in a holistic picture… but we need both systemic change and individual change.

I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of prophets. He saw with open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its severe harmony, ravished with its beauty, he lived in it and had his being there. Alone in all history, he estimated the greatness of man.

When trouble breaks out, our men and women in uniform, they don’t just sit around thinking about it or talking about it – they act. They put on that uniform. They leave their loved ones behind. They go out there. They give orders. They follow orders. They do whatever it takes to keep our country safe.

Well, I wouldn’t say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

We identify in our experience a differentiation between what we do and what happens to us.

I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you’re a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.

Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, ‚I release the need for this in my life‘.