Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.

There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in – that we do it to God, to Christ, and that’s why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.

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

I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today.

We must act out passion before we can feel it.

Quitting is the easiest thing to do.

Life begins on the other side of despair.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

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

Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.

I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.

I didn’t want to become a professor or get tenure or teach or anything. All I wanted to do was get a degree because Louis Leakey said I needed one, which was right, and once I succeeded I could get back to the field.

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession.

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

If you don’t set the tone for the day, the devil will set it for you.

It’s really hard to guarantee things in life. I guarantee if you get up in the morning and you work out, and you work hard, you will have a better day – 100% guaranteed.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

Fun is one of the most important – and underrated – ingredients in any successful venture. If you’re not having fun, then it’s probably time to call it quits and try something else.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

I kept writing not because I felt I was so good, but because I felt they were so bad, including Shakespeare, all those. The stilted formalism, like chewing cardboard.

A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares… if you don’t really work them.

We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.

Getting out of bed is like the foundation of the discipline, and I think it carries over into everything else.

If we’re really honest with ourselves, most of us will admit that we want to impress people, and this is what’s causing us to do what we do.

I dwell in possibility.

The Bible says to ‚fear not,‘ but this doesn’t mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid.

I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough – when they are on the very brink of success.

The key to winning is choosing to do God’s will and loving others with all you’ve got.

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

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

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Work aside, we come to New York for the possibility of interaction and inspiration.

Success has always been a great liar.

Do your job. Do it the best you can. Do it right, because somebody, sometimes your best friend, is waiting for you to screw up so she can take your place.

It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

I know Elon, we’re very like minded in many ways. We’re not conceptual twins. One thing I want us to do is go to Mars, but for me it’s one thing. He’s singularly focused on that. I think motivation wise, for me I don’t find that Plan B idea motivating. I don’t want a plan B for Earth, I want Plan B to make sure Plan A works.

I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

I want to challenge you today to get out of your comfort zone. You have so much incredible potential on the inside. God has put gifts and talents in you that you probably don’t know anything about.

I believe you never get tired by doing work. You get tired when you don’t work. When you clean your house, you don’t get tired; it gives you satisfaction.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

For me, money is not my definition of success. Inspiring people is a definition of success.

Every action needs to be prompted by a motive.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

I believe God, Jesus, died that we not just go to Heaven but that we excel in this life. I never think you make money your goal… God wants you to excel. Just keep Him in first place, and God will open up doors you never dreamed of.

It’s not fun to get out of bed early in the morning. When the alarm goes off, it doesn’t sing you a song: it hits you in the head with a baseball bat. So how do you respond to that? Do you crawl underneath your covers and hide? Or do you get up, get aggressive, and attack the day?

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

No sanction can stand against ignited minds.

It is no use saying, ‚We are doing our best.‘ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.