We’re going to have to work. We’re going to have to play well. Nothing will be given to us.

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.

Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.

It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist.

We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn’t make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying.

If you wish to be a writer, write.

Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.

I want to believe that I am improving. This is something that I take really seriously.

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.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

I was lucky – I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents‘ garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years, Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees.

I think there are a number of things that you can do to encourage your kids‘ dreams, but I do believe in speaking by experience of having a lot of help along the way, stumbling in the past. We’ve all stumbled, and we certainly all deserve to get up and walk again.

Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful.

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

It feels good being a restaurant owner because it’s part of my dreams of being the biggest mogul.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.

I’d sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

Most businesses think that product is the most important thing, but without great leadership, mission and a team that deliver results at a high level, even the best product won’t make a company successful.

There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.

Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.

In my career as a director, there’s always been some point where you get halfway through it, or three-quarters, and you go: ‚What is this thing all about, and why am I telling the story? Does anybody really care about seeing this?‘ At that time you have to say: ‚OK, forget that and just go ahead.‘

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.

If you try and work out at 4:30 in the afternoon, how many people are going to chip away at that time? Your boss, your job, your work, your family, your other obligations that you might have. At 4:30 in the morning, all those people are asleep, so you can do whatever you want.

Most of us aren’t defeated in one decisive battle. We are defeated one tiny, seemingly insignificant surrender at a time that chips away at who we should really be.

My rule is to break one sweat a day.

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.

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.

You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.

I have to keep improving myself and challenging myself.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.

I’m gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell ‚em out of the trunk of my car. I’m that kind of musician and singer.

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

Bob Houghton is a great coach and I am confident that the national team will do well under him.

My father, who was jailed for stealing on more than one occasion, just abandoned his fatherly responsibilities and disappeared. I grew up working from the time I was nine years of age. Money was a big issue everywhere I lived.

Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they’re rewarded for their success, partly so they can go on and do new things.

If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.

No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.

My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right.

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.

Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can.

Either you run the day or the day runs you.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut.

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

Mental toughness is a lifestyle. It’s something that you live every single day of your life. When I was growing up, I was a lazy kid. I was a lazy kid, and everybody goes, ‚How did you get to where you’re at today? How did you get to where you’re running 200 miles at one time in 39 hours? Being so disciplined?‘

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.

Being self-made means never making an excuse as to why you can’t take steps toward whatever your goal is.

If you don’t understand the details of your business you are going to fail.

Obedience brings success; exact obedience brings miracles.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Basically, when you get to my age, you’ll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you.