Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.

Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.

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

Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

I am a very emotional guy. What I love, I do with all I have.

I am proud of having done what I’ve done. Very proud.

I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She’s incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she’s effective.

Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.

What one has to do usually can be done.

Becoming a writer is not a ‚career decision‘ like becoming a doctor or a policeman. You don’t choose it so much as get chosen, and once you accept the fact that you’re not fit for anything else, you have to be prepared to walk a long, hard road for the rest of your days.

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

All I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life.

There’s an inherent danger in letting people think that they have perfected something. When they believe they’ve ‚nailed it,‘ most people tend to sit back and rest on their laurels while countless others will be labouring furiously to better their work!

Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments.

I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.

Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

We want our marriage to be a triumph, not a tragedy.

I’m sure everyone knows now that only a few have performed in Madison Square Garden. That list is so small. Now I’m on that list. I’m a part of a very small group, which is unbelievable. You relish in that moment for a second.

Talent without working hard is nothing.

Where there’s marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.

Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Once you get on the playing field it’s not about whether you’re liked or not liked. All that matters is to play at a high level and do whatever it takes to help your team win. That’s what it’s about.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

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

I have an immense amount of respect for acting. I’ve always loved movies and was always fascinated by movie-making. But to become an actor, I wanted to commit myself.

You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

The quality of research in the U.S. is absolutely the best.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.

It’s a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve.

Well begun is half done.

If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.

It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.

I’ve sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don’t need sauce. I know he doesn’t even want you to pour sauce. And I’ve seen customers come in and do that, and I’ve seen him, as stoic as he tries to remain, I’ve seen him die a little inside.

Because my career is so important, I think I make a lot of – I wouldn’t call them sacrifices, but just concessions for my job. I love what I do, and I want to do it for a long time.

I always wanted to do things right and represent myself as somebody that took the art serious and someone that took the business serious also, so I had time to weigh the options and figure it out and do my best to create the situation that was ideal.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

I always start my campaigns early, and I run hard. Maybe it comes from the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco politics, where it’s not even a contact sport – it’s a blood sport. This is how I am as a candidate. This is how I run campaigns.

I have two Golden Boot awards at home. It would be nice to win another, but I wouldn’t mind it if I didn’t.

My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.

Big results require big ambitions.

Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn’t mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.

The more centuries that I am able to score, the happier I will be.

Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.

My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.

The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance.