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

I know so many people who feel hopeless, and they ask me, ‚What should I do?‘ And I say: ‚Act. Do something.‘ Because that is the best medicine against sadness and depression.

There is a soak-the-rich attitude in the air, a feeling that if you have a lot of money you must have got it by some ghastly means. I can quite happily say there was never any family money. All the money we got was mine, just from writing books.

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.

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.

Our Heavenly Father loves you. He has created you to be successful and to have joy.

My goals are so high that I don’t have time to relax in any way, shape or form.

I have to keep improving myself and challenging myself.

My problem is I am Christian, so I think other people must have success, too; it’s not about me.

Nothing’s ever easy as long as you go on living.

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.

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.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

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

If I’ve got something do. I’m going to attack it. I’m going to attack that stress.

What I have in common with the character in ‚Truman‘ is this incredible need to please people. I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started.

Sometimes I’m fascinated with how famous my work could be while I’m not so famous.

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

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.

Unless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results.

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Never be ashamed! There’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth bothering with.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

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

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

Emotion creates reality, reality demands action.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

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.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.

I tell my fellow reggaetoneros, keep giving it your all and bring more creativity.

It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

Mission presidents hold keys of responsibility for the welfare, safety, and success of their missionaries.

I do have motivation. A lot of motivation.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

Lots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can’t it happen to me? I’m not worried I’m young – it’s an incentive to do the best I can.

When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.

Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

You might win some, you might lose some. But you go in, you challenge yourself, you become a better man, a better individual, a better fighter.

The best leaders understand the motivations of their team members and know their people – their lives and their families. But a leader must never grow so close to subordinates that one member of the team becomes more important than another, or more important than the mission itself.

I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

Whenever things go a bit sour in a job I’m doing, I always tell myself, ‚You can do better than this.‘

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

Your energy, your spirit are important considerations. Feeling petty and frustrated can have reverberating consequences for your ability to think strategically and reach your goals.

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

I just have an enthusiasm for life.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

You have enough people against you… be for yourself.