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

Fame hit me like a ton of bricks.

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

We come bulletproof in Ireland. We’re reared tough, and we fight.

I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I’m on form, I can sell anything.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like.

My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again.

The problem with writing a book in verse is, to be successful, it has to sound like you knocked it off on a rainy Friday afternoon. It has to sound easy. When you can do it, it helps tremendously because it’s a thing that forces kids to read on. You have this unconsummated feeling if you stop.

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

A lot of artists fail when they try to act, and they flop. So when I get into acting, it’s going to be to do it well, something good, something of quality. I want people to say, ‚Wow, that movie‘ – or that show or whatever – ‚turned out really well.‘

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.

The most challenging project I’ve ever done, I think, is every single thing I’ve ever tried to do. It’s never easy.

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves… self-discipline with all of them came first.

Of course awards matter.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.

While some doubted that connecting the world was actually important, we were building. While others doubted that this would be sustainable, you were forming lasting connections. We just cared more about connecting the world than anyone else. And we still do today.

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.

In war there is no prize for runner-up.

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

I went through every emotion with tryna pursue what I’m doing, you know what I mean? And I think what’s gon‘ separate whoever’s gon go for something, that you ain’t gon‘ quit.

There is no such thing as Something for nothing.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

I like to work and am a focused person.

Success is always dangerous, and we need to be alert and avoid becoming the victims of our own success. Will we influence the world for Christ, or will the world influence us?

Affluence means influence.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Fame itself… doesn’t really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

I loved photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it into the film business. I mean, unless you were related to somebody there was no way in.

When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, ‚Nah, what’s wrong with a horse?‘ That was a huge bet he made, and it worked.

I am not afraid… I was born to do this.

I try to make it look easy, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is the challenge.

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.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

I just feel like, with rappers, there’s so much complacency. It’s like, ‚Oh, I’m a rapper. I’m successful. I make money. That’s all that matters.‘ But there’s a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you’re aware of it, it’s happening.

I think I’ve got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn’t read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with.

The life so short, the craft so long to learn.

I always start my campaigns early, and I run hard. Maybe it comes from the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco politics, where it’s not even a contact sport – it’s a blood sport. This is how I am as a candidate. This is how I run campaigns.

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

To Marines, love of liberty is not an empty phrase… Rather, it’s displayed by blood, sweat, and tears for the fallen.

If you tell me there’s something I can’t do, I’ll want to do it even more. Especially when it comes to entertaining.

Success and failure are equally disastrous.

With Kansas, I had a four-year deal. The initial two months were real tough. I had to adjust a lot. Then, things started looking up.

I’ll never make it, it will never happen, because they’re never going to hear me ‚cause they’re screaming all the time.

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.

I have to practice to be good at guitar. I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.

People say ‚I want to be rich‘. The question is, ‚Are you willing to do what it takes?‘

The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.

This industry has been really good to me. It’s been a great life. I’m not through yet. I’m ready when you are, Mr. DeMille.

I’ve been so blessed to play for the greatest coach at a time when our organization has done incredible things. I’ve played with the best teammates. Playing for Mr. Kraft and what his influence on the team has been.

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

I’m committed to the people of Gujarat. I will devote each and every moment to serve my people of Gujarat.

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

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.

I was a strange, loud little kid who could sit at the piano and kill a Beethoven piece.

Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something.