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

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

Ego is only fine when it is working for your motivation.

I’m honored that everybody’s inspired off my inspiration.

And die of nothing but a rage to live.

I shook up the world, I shook up the world.

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can’t move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.

Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.

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

If you don’t set the tone for the day, the devil will set it for you.

Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary.

The love of heaven makes one heavenly.

Writing makes you feel that there is a reason to go on living. If I couldn’t write, I would stop breathing.

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.

Where fear is, happiness is not.

I like to have fun all the time, even if I’m working.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.

Quitting is the easiest thing to do.

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but somehow we cannot start.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

It’s rule number one, really – beating your teammate.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.

I just kind of wake up with a new idea and new dreams every day, and I follow that dream, as they say.

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.

In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it’s more dangerous to lose than to win.

Some men see things as they are, and say why. I dream of things that never were, and say why not.

There’s no point in starting a business unless you’re going to make a dramatic difference to other people’s lives. So if you’ve got an idea that’s gonna make a big difference to other people’s lives, then just get on and do it.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he’s losing; nobody wants you to quit when you’re ahead.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

I’ve had all six of my books reach the New York Times bestseller list, which is especially rewarding seeing as I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn’t write. It just goes to show you that we learn from our mistakes.

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that’s a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

The man who knows it can’t be done counts the risk, not the reward.

Partition is bad. But whatever is past is past. We have only to look to the future.

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.

We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn’t make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying.

Many times, we miss out on God’s best because we give up too soon. We don’t realize how close we are to victory.

We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.

Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

Optimist: day dreamer more elegantly spelled.

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.

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.

Nothing will work unless you do.

If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Why go through life if you’re not going to challenge yourself?

Life begins on the other side of despair.

Whatever that means, however you got on that mountain, why not try to climb it? And do it in your own way.