Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

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.

I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.

I like the cold weather. It means you get work done.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.

Don’t ever doubt yourselves or waste a second of your life. It’s too short, and you’re too special.

I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night, ‚There must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me dreaming of being a movie star.‘ But I’m not going to worry about them. I’m dreaming the hardest.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

I think as long as I do a good job and put in all my effort to proving that I’m worth it, then everything should be fine.

Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed.

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

If I’m going to get you to do stuff, I need to lead you. I can’t just order you to do it.

To reach a port, we must sail – sail, not tie at anchor – sail, not drift.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

You fail only if you stop writing.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.

I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. No matter what the injury – unless it’s completely debilitating – I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been. I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming.

I enjoy competition. I enjoy challenges. If a challenge is in front of me and it appeals to me, I will go ahead and conquer it.

I worked my face off.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.

Yes, and I can sit down on a white piece of paper and work because I don’t believe too much into inspiration, only I’m waiting for inspiration, work and then inspiration may come. It’s a little too easy to say that.

From caring comes courage.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.

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.

To keep the business going, you gotta keep it boomin‘.

Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

I have retired, but if there’s anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.

I love those who do not know how to live for today.

I nearly failed when Virgin was in its infancy; I nearly failed in the early 1980s, and, of course, I have nearly died more than once trying to achieve a world record for boating or ballooning. But through a combination of luck and planning, both Virgin and I are still here.

What good are fans? You can’t eat applause for breakfast. You can’t sleep with it.

It doesn’t take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause.

I don’t tell people, ‚You’re okay the way that you are.‘ That’s not the right story. The right story is, ‚You’re way less than you could be.‘

Truth is mysterious, elusive, always to be conquered. Liberty is dangerous, as hard to live with as it is elating. We must march toward these two goals, painfully but resolutely, certain in advance of our failings on so long a road.

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

When you have enough understanding and compassion in you, then that amount of understanding and compassion will try to express itself in action. And your practice should help you to cultivate more understanding and compassion.

No pressure, no diamonds.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

I had so many people try to talk me out of starting a rocket company, it was crazy.

People always tell you, ‚Be humble. Be humble.‘ When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome!

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

In a lot of ways, success is much harder than I thought it would be. I figured that you’d get here and then everything would be happily ever after. But, it’s hard work, almost harder once you’re successful because you’ve got to maintain it.

It’s amazing, the culture Coach Belichick has been able to create in our system.