Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things.

I think it’s a myth that American public or any other public is so stupid that they need to be constantly pricked.

I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail – I shall succeed.

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

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when ‚Jolene‘ was a big hit.

Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.

We moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records.

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him.

I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that’s by going step by step.

We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean… and we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect.

My drive is other people’s success.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

Humanity I love you because when you’re hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.

The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.

Most businesses think that product is the most important thing, but without great leadership, mission and a team that deliver results at a high level, even the best product won’t make a company successful.

It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.

You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

Football is a team game and none can survive or excel without the help of the other.

Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

It doesn’t matter who you are – if you dream big and if you work really hard, you can achieve unimaginable results, and that’s really good for the nation.

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

Even the best and biggest teams in the world do not reach finals of tournaments.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

If a small-town boy like me who bagged groceries was able to make his dreams come true, you can too.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

It’s not essential for me to have a big debut week; it’s not essential for me to have big radio records.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited.

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

Surface R&B doesn’t work any more. The whole heartthrob thing, songs about unrealistic love and tearing your shirt off every show – that’s not really where it’s at any more. It’s becoming harder for those guys to sell records, and harder for them to succeed.

It feels good being a restaurant owner because it’s part of my dreams of being the biggest mogul.

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.

Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.

Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.

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.

Treat failure as a lesson on how not to approach achieving a goal, and then use that learning to improve your chances of success when you try again. Failure is only the end if you decide to stop.

If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

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.

Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.

What I have in common with the character in ‚Truman‘ is this incredible need to please people. I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started.

Talent and effort, combined with our various backgrounds and life experiences, has always been the lifeblood of our singular American genius.

I’m filthy rich!

There can be no two opinions as to what a highbrow is. He is the man or woman of thoroughbred intelligence who rides his mind at a gallop across country in pursuit of an idea.

When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.

Aim for the highest.

Be the hunter, not the hunted.

There’s different kinds of laughs. It’s like a baseball lineup: this guy’s your power hitter, this guy gets on base, this guy works out walks. If everybody does their job, we’re gonna win.

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.