To make an embarrassing admission, I like video games. That’s what got me into software engineering when I was a kid. I wanted to make money so I could buy a better computer to play better video games – nothing like saving the world.

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

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.

Start wide, expand further, and never look back.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.

I can never say ‚why‘ about anything I do. I suppose I can say ‚how‘ and ‚when‘ and ‚what.‘ But ‚why‘ is impenetrable to me.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

I dwell in possibility.

I want to represent… to the kids to draw strength from me. So they can see that everybody goes through something, but you can rise up and do your best. Just try.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

Even though you are on the right track – you will get run over if you just sit there.

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Small aim is a crime.

What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they’re proud of.

Anytime someone tells me that I can’t do something, I want to do it more.

I need music. It’s like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what’s going on – bad games, press, whatever!

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.

Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.

When I get up and work out, I’m working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because I want them to see a mother who loves them dearly, who invests in them, but who also invests in herself. It’s just as much about letting them know as young women that it is okay to put yourself a little higher on your priority list.

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win – essential to success.

I’ve always wanted to live above my means because it inspired me to work harder.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

What interests me in life is curiosity, challenges, the good fight with its victories and defeats.

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.

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.

Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.

My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop.

My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people. Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader.

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.

I just figured out that if I gave my all into this game – if I put everything into the fight business – then I would eventually run the fight business.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Once we start to act, hope is everywhere. So instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then, and only then, hope will come.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

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.

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

For a long time, I had the idea that I would do a certain amount of work the best I could, and then I would reach a comfort zone, and I wouldn’t be pushed to write more. I would become a different person. It’s a surprise to me that this hasn’t happened. Your body ages, but your mind is the same.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

The Bible tells us to be perfect. This is likely a scary thought for many people. It used to scare me. I didn’t think I could ever get there, no matter how hard I tried.

Success has always been a great liar.

I don’t lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.

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.