The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

He who laughs best today, will also laughs last.

This healthy eating stuff, it’s here to stay, and we now have everything we need to seize the opportunity and give all our kids the healthy futures they so richly deserve.

In any court-like environment of power, you will inevitably find people who are drawn to those who are successful or powerful, not out of admiration, but out of secret envy.

Without football, my life is worth nothing.

Someone said to me, ‚If fifty percent of the experts in Hollywood said you had no talent and should give up, what would you do?‘ My answer was then and still is, ‚If a hundred percent told me that, all one hundred percent would be wrong.‘

I was doing sold-out shows before I got radio play.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Success is the child of audacity.

Begin with the end in mind.

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.

I lived a sloppy life. So I took very small increments in my life. I started making my bed. I started cleaning my room. There were dishes in the sink. It started off with doing small house chores. I saw that the yard needed to be mowed. So instead of being told it needed to be mowed, I would mow it.

Keep in mind that no matter how perfectly you get your life in order, you will never be rid of all your problems. Problems are a way of life, always have been, always will be. But how you elect to view those problems is all up to you.

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.

When schools flourish, all flourishes.

The great question of our time is, ‚Will we be motivated by materialistic philosophy or by spiritual power?‘

I hope my story inspires everyone out there to keep hustling and chasing their dreams.

Death is the king of this world: ‚Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.

Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.

Never confuse motion with action.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

A lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.

You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.

If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.

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

It’s the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

Be a player; don’t play yourself. And don’t play basketball. That’s not your sport, Jeb Bush.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

There is no wealth but life.

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

I used to feel unsafe right in the moment of an accomplishment – I felt the ground fall from under my feet because this could be the end. And even now, while everyone is celebrating, I’m on to the next thing. I don’t want to get lost in this big cushion of success.

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

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

The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.

If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

The more successful I become, the more I need a man.

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.

Once I knew only darkness and stillness… my life was without past or future… but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.

I break ground. I trailblaze.

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed… Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.

What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all – the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.

I have promised myself that I’m going to do everything I can for as long as I can.

Nothing in life is promised except death.

The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.

Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wrong.

There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.

To not follow your passion in life is a recipe for failure and unhappiness.

Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive.

All my life I’ve looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.

All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.

Most people already know what they’re doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.