There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

If you look at any Muslim society and you make a scale of how developed they are, and how successful the economy is, it’s a straight line. It depends on how much they emancipate their women.

Unless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results.

They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?

Jiu Jitsu is probably the No. 1 activity that I could recommend to someone to improve their lives overall.

I used to dream about taking the ball ‚round the keeper, stopping it on the line, and then getting on my hands and knees and heading it into the net. When I scored against Benfica in the 1968 European Cup final, I nearly did it. I left the keeper for dead, but then I chickened out.

The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us.

I’m not really book-smart.

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

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

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Every successful businessman will have experienced set-backs and failures – they’re lying if they say they haven’t. Virgin has had some tremendously successful businesses and some that have not quite worked out. Virgin Cola springs to mind – the product wasn’t distinct enough from Coca-Cola.

Music is really driving my whole life.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

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.

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

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

The best leaders understand the motivations of their team members and know their people – their lives and their families. But a leader must never grow so close to subordinates that one member of the team becomes more important than another, or more important than the mission itself.

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.

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!

Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.

I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.

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

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby almost deserves to live.

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

Luck marches with those who give their very best.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it… Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.

I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.

A man’s own manner and character is what most becomes him.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

When I get down, I don’t waller around for long.

Don’t wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing; a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Fun is one of the most important – and underrated – ingredients in any successful venture. If you’re not having fun, then it’s probably time to call it quits and try something else.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

You either make dust or eat dust.

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

Even when you’re 50, you can make the effort to improve your standards.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

My goals are so high that I don’t have time to relax in any way, shape or form.

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Education is what you learn after you leave school.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.