Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

Give me something to assemble, I won’t look at the directions, I’ll try to figure it out by myself. It’s why I love Ikea furniture.

When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.

What good are fans? You can’t eat applause for breakfast. You can’t sleep with it.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

This ain’t fun. But you watch me, I’ll get it done.

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.

It’s easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

What is a fear of living? It’s being preeminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here to do, out of timidity and spinelessness. The antidote is to take full responsibility for yourself – for the time you take up and the space you occupy. If you don’t know what you’re here to do, then just do some good.

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

Action expresses priorities.

We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be of the noblest.

I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.

Nothing is stopping me from doing what I love to do.

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

I don’t have a magic formula for prioritizing the world’s problems.

Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Unless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results.

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut.

In all my work, in the movies I write, the lyrics, the poetry, the prose, the essays, I am saying that we may encounter many defeats – maybe it’s imperative that we encounter the defeats – but we are much stronger than we appear to be and maybe much better than we allow ourselves to be. Human beings are more alike than unalike.

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can’t move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

My rule is to break one sweat a day.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

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.

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.

Luck marches with those who give their very best.

Lot of players lose hope because of lack of motivation.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

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

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

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

I am a walking piece of art every day, with my dreams and my ambitions forward at all times in an effort to inspire my fans to lead their life in that way.

Don’t be a spectator, don’t let life pass you by.

Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God’s word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin – and it’s gonna happen – confession puts us back on the field.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Sometimes I wonder why I’m a novelist right now. There is no definite career reason why I became a writer. Something happened, and I became a writer. And now I’m a successful writer.

You have to stay faithful to what you’re working on.

My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

I have to keep improving myself and challenging myself.

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

Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.

When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

The doer alone learneth.

I do believe in the old saying, ‚What does not kill you makes you stronger.‘ Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.