Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.

I can’t stress to you enough how much I can relate to teens being cyberbullied. Something that helps me is looking at old videos of me and my friends from middle school, or videos of my family. I love watching funny videos of my favorite people – it really cheers me up.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

I don’t know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope. Causing people to have better relationships. I’m not leading them to some false God or something like that.

With all the… success that I’ve been lucky enough to get? That doesn’t happen unless the home life is solid.

I’m inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

Example is leadership.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and punk-rock performance poets.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It’s ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.

We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The doer alone learneth.

Love to everybody who is out there progressing and taking things to the next level.

There is no substitute for victory.

Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

I just do the best I can and write something interesting, to tell stories in an interesting way and move forward from there.

It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimer’s you are an old fart. That’s how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

Everybody has a purpose.

A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, ‚darkness‘ on the walls of his cell.

If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.

You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit is.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day – it all just hurts.

I think, because I started Virgin when I was a teenager, it has become a part of me, like my family, and I am motivated by ambition for it, almost as if it were a child.

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

I want to go and go, and then drop dead in the middle of something I’m loving to do. And if that doesn’t happen, if I wind up sitting in a wheelchair, at least I’ll have my high heels on.

My songs are like my children – I expect them to support me when I’m old.

I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail – I shall succeed.

We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.

If you tell me there’s something I can’t do, I’ll want to do it even more. Especially when it comes to entertaining.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.

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.

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

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

I don’t feel pressure in a negative way. I like pressure. I feel excitement and calm at the same time. No pressure, no diamonds. I want pressure: pressure creates drama, creates emotion.

One thing I just want to say to the military families – while you might not wear a uniform, I know – we all know, the nation knows – that you serve and sacrifice right alongside of your loved ones. And we are so grateful and proud of all of you for your service to this nation.

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

If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it’s more fun.

Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.

Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others.

They might not need me; but they might. I’ll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity.

It is not God’s will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.