The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.

I think there are a number of things that you can do to encourage your kids‘ dreams, but I do believe in speaking by experience of having a lot of help along the way, stumbling in the past. We’ve all stumbled, and we certainly all deserve to get up and walk again.

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.

It must be quite mysterious to some people why I bother to carry on. Because, you know, I don’t sell that many records.

The longer a man’s fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

It’s a frustrating game because the situations so drastically change at different times over the course of the week, the game, the season. It feels like brain surgery at times.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I’d follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think I’ve been very lucky.

Would I swap what I have achieved as a cook if I could have been as successful as a footballer? Definitely.

He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn’t mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.

I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome.

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win – essential to success.

I take inspiration from everyone and everything. I’m inspired by current champions, former champions, true competitors, people dedicated to their dream, hard workers, dreamers, believers, achievers.

My music will go on forever. Maybe it’s a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.

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

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

Giving responsibility is the key to success with boys, especially with the rowdiest and most difficult boys.

Imagine your family finally making it from nothing to something, and finally getting things going, and finally buying a beautiful house and taking care of your children – and the next day, it’s completely all gone. Zero. Boom. Flat broke. So that’s when I had to man up.

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that.

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

I feel like whatever you’ve done in your career, good or bad, it’s nothing but preparation for the big events to come.

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

In college, a loss is pretty devastating. That feeling kind of goes away in an 82-game season. You hate to lose, but you also have a lot more games to make up for it.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

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

No matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

I didn’t want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that’s a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I’m proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.

My unpredictability is what separates me. If you move in so many ways, your opponent is not focused on what he’s doing. He’s focusing in on what you’re doing, and it freezes him. When they freeze and you hit, they shatter like glass.

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

I never thought of losing, but now that it‘ s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That’s my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.

I wouldn’t ever say if you’re having tough times then there must be something wrong with you or your attitude. Life’s a fight. It’s a good fight of faith. I encourage people to stay up, stay hopeful, stay faith-filled.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Competitions are a business, first and foremost.

Every setback means you’re one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.

It take many a year, mon, and maybe some bloodshed must be, but righteousness someday prevail.

When I say something’s going to happen, it’s going to happen.

It was a personal decision for me to stand and say that cricket is all I have in life, there’s nothing I need to do other than cricket. If I want to achieve whatever I thought as a kid, I need to work hard and not let it go to waste.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

My songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had and every success I’ve ever achieved.

Building a mission and building a business go hand in hand. The primary thing that excites me is the mission. But we have always had a healthy understanding that we need to do both.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it… Success is shy – it won’t come out while you’re watching.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.

No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.

We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.