We can take a ‚It was hard to get there.‘ But we ain’t taking no loss. We’re going to win.

I believe the destiny of your generation – and your nation – is a rendezvous with excellence.

No sanction can stand against ignited minds.

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

I used to feel unsafe right in the moment of an accomplishment – I felt the ground fall from under my feet because this could be the end. And even now, while everyone is celebrating, I’m on to the next thing. I don’t want to get lost in this big cushion of success.

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.

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results.

I’d rather be a victor than a victim.

The same law takes place in a system, consisting of many bodies, as in one single body, with regard to their persevering in their state of motion or of rest. For the progressive motion, whether of one single body or of a whole system of bodies, is always to be estimated from the motion of the center of gravity.

When the first big paycheque with ‚Dumb And Dumber‘ hit, I went: ‚Gosh, I wonder if this will affect my performance. Will I do a take and think, was that worth $7 million?‘ But that never happened. If anything, it made me rebel against that thing when people who get rich start playing it safe.

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

I’ve played with IVs before, during and after games. I’ve played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don’t miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn’t that serious in the first place.

There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it’s all just noise that lets me know that I’m relevant.

I identify myself as a hustler since I was a young kid.

I don’t want to say anything negative about anybody or anything or anybody’s political beliefs. I’ve never done that. I’ve never tried to get involved in those things.

Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business.

Before all else, be armed.

Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.

Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.

I’m a woman, and anytime you tell a woman that she looks nice, it’s not going to upset her.

If you don’t live your life, then who will?

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.

To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players.

I wanted to use my fame and this face that everyone knows so well to help uplift and inspire people around the world.

I definitely wasn’t anything special when I first started but I think I adapted quite quickly into racing and it became a bit better slowly. All of cadets, the first four years of karting, I only won one proper race, one! Which was the British Open Championship at PFI and I started 21st and I won.

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for long periods of time. I got my first professional job while I was a senior in college. I signed with the William Morris Agency before I graduated.

I don’t get up, get dressed, go out, and think, ‚Okay, I gotta find eight jokes.‘

You don’t have to give way to careless speech or complaining. You don’t have to let your feelings get in the way of what God wants to do in your life.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.

I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.

I started writing at the kitchen table after midnight. It took ten months to finish that first book; I sent it to a publisher and I got some kind of prize, so it was like a dream – I was surprised to find it happening.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Don’t work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.

There are a lot of inaccuracies out there when it comes to the SEAL training process. You will see guys carrying logs around on television. They think that the hardest part about being on a SEAL team is getting through that training. The fact of the matter is, if you have a good attitude, that training is fun. I had a blast.

My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn’t dare do themselves.

I don’t focus on the critics. Everyone who is making any difference in any field has critics. As long as I feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing, then I don’t worry about it.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

Mr. T. been to chemo, Mr. T been to radiation, hair fall out… but he’s back. Now I can give hope when I go to the hospital, see the sick kids with cancer, tell them, don’t quit.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

Whether for life or death, do your own work well.

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.

It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.

There are many things that happen every day that we could murmur about if we let ourselves go there. But they really aren’t worth the effort it takes to get upset and gripe about it.

Successful people are simply those with successful habits.

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.

It is always your next move.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‚What’s in it for me?‘

People don’t want drama 365 days a year. I’m a sense of relief; it’s my job to take your mind off what’s bad for that brief second you’re in the room with me, regardless of shape, race, colour or anything. It brings people together, and it makes me feel good about what I’m doing.

I believe enlightenment or revelation comes in daily life. I look for joy, the peace of action. You need action. I’d have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.

If you’re not going to be rewarded for your virtues, and instead you’re going to be punished for them, then what’s your motivation to continue?

I always feel like it’s two key ingredients when it comes to following your dreams, making something happen that the average person deems difficult. If you truly believe it, that’s step one. Step two, is, you know, the hard work that goes along with it.

Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.