The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.

Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.

I always dreamt of holding the bat and winning games for India. That was my inspiration to take up cricket.

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.

You have to be tough and have a lot of faith.

I don’t expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.

Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

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’d rather be a victor than a victim.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

I’m a fighter, I’m a winner, and I’m not interested in just battling my team-mate for the back of the grid.

Small aim is a crime.

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.

Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.

It seemed like a very small possibility for me to become an artist. I didn’t have the need to be on the stage; I didn’t feel the need to be heard. I just needed to write.

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

Inspiration is hard to come by. You have to take it where you find it.

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

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

I have spent my life going from mania to mania. Somehow it has all paid off.

I think it’s healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care – that you work hard and want to give a great performance. You just have to channel that nervous energy into the show.

It’s certainly not wrong to want to be a better person. God gave us that desire.

As a kid, I used to see how Sachin Tendulkar used to win matches under pressure for India in Sharjah or other places. So I was always keen to repeat the same in similar situations. I don’t take pressure on myself when I am in the middle. I love pressure, and I always believe that pressure makes you more focused.

The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further.

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.

If four things are followed – having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance – then anything can be achieved.

People think that at the top there isn’t much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.

Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.

To create something you must be something.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

As your career grows, the list of things that makes you happy should not become smaller, it should become bigger.

A good indignation brings out all one’s powers.

I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.

Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness; I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.

Enemies are so stimulating.

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

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

‚Hope and change‘ has become a cliche in our nation, and it is daunting to think that any American could hope for change from what God has blessed.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.

Listen; there’s a hell of a good universe next door: let’s go.

Anger is wonderful. It keeps you going. I’m angry about bankers. About the government.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

We want justice, but at the same time, we gotta love and come together and bring unity, and I feel it’s gonna happen.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction.

There is no man on Earth or devil in Hell who can keep you from the very best God put in you.

There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we’ve got a system that allows them to do it.