There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

Basically, I’m one of the greatest producers ever. And I’m also one of the greatest DJs ever. And I’m also one of the best executives ever.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

Successful people make money. It’s not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do.

I just feel like, with rappers, there’s so much complacency. It’s like, ‚Oh, I’m a rapper. I’m successful. I make money. That’s all that matters.‘ But there’s a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you’re aware of it, it’s happening.

Sometimes people make it seem like you have to have certain prerequisites or a crazy life story in order to be successful in this world. But the truth is you really don’t.

People don’t care about what someone says about you in a movie – or even what you say, right? They care about what you build. And if you can make something that makes people’s life better, then that’s something that’s really good.

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.

Let us not be too particular; it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all.

I’ve made money, and I’ve been ripped off. I’ve had creative freedom, and I’ve been pressured to make hits. I have dealt with diva behavior from crazy musicians, and I have seen genius records by wonderful artists get completely ignored. I love music. I always will.

Taking bold action on climate change simply makes good business sense. It’s also the right thing to do for people and the planet. Setting a net-zero GHG emissions target by 2050 will drive innovation, grow jobs, build prosperity, and secure a better world for what will soon be 9 billion people.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

I’m glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That’s cool.

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.

Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.

At Virgin, we have always backed the power of the entrepreneur and inventor to find solutions to tricky problems. Why should climate change and the battle against carbon be any different?

The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man.

Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.

The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and sleeping in. But discipline is paramount to ultimate success and victory for any leader and any team.

By stopping flying, you don’t only reduce your own carbon footprint but also that sends a signal to other people around you that the climate crisis is a real thing and that helps push a political movement.

As soon as a redwood is cut down or burned, it sends up a crowd of eager, hopeful shoots, which, if allowed to grow, would in a few decades attain a height of a hundred feet, and the strongest of them would finally become giants as great as the original tree.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.

In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.

I remember when I was younger, and in school, our teachers showed us films of plastic in the ocean, starving polar bears and so on. I cried through all the movies. My classmates were concerned when they watched the film, but when it stopped, they started thinking about other things. I couldn’t do that. Those pictures were stuck in my head.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Wealth – any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year than the income of one’s wife’s sister’s husband.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

That is my wish, hope, instruction for all of you: Take your education seriously, okay? Always do that. Because I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for my education.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Rich countries can afford to overpay for things.

I don’t think about that. I wasn’t a kid growing up saying one day I’ll get an Oscar and make a speech. That wasn’t on my mind. So what I do is the best work I can do.

Can you imagine what a different world we will live in when businesses do what’s right for the communities and the environment in everything they do?

Doing well is the result of doing good. That’s what capitalism is all about.

I mean, I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.

When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

It’s been my experience in politics that you can try and plan it out: ‚I’m going to hit the three ball which will hit the eight ball.‘ You’ve just got to go run and try to do everything right. And then have a little luck.

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.

I think California has the best energy.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

The problem with writing a book in verse is, to be successful, it has to sound like you knocked it off on a rainy Friday afternoon. It has to sound easy. When you can do it, it helps tremendously because it’s a thing that forces kids to read on. You have this unconsummated feeling if you stop.

There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you.

Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words don’t go away, they just echo around.

The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.

I was raised on, ‚You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.‘

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.

No one has ever drowned in sweat.

I have a good team. It’s good to have a good team.

I can’t deny that label-support gave me a leg up – though not every successful artist needs it.

The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

Oil has become the principal wealth in the hands of the great Yankee transnationals; through this energy source, they had an instrument that considerably expanded their political power in the world.

Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.