What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home, you’ve blown seven hours. There are better things you can do with your time.

I am not afraid… I was born to do this.

I have a good team. It’s good to have a good team.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

I like to work.

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.

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

I think the message has already been sent to Hollywood, which is that this kid’s a hard worker, he’s talented, and people are coming out to see him. And when you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up.

Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.

I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.

Somebody once asked me what my theory of life was, and I said, ‚Don’t try.‘ That fits the writing, too. I don’t try; I just type.

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

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

I’ve been so blessed to play for the greatest coach at a time when our organization has done incredible things. I’ve played with the best teammates. Playing for Mr. Kraft and what his influence on the team has been.

Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.

We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor – got her master’s with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father was my paternal figure.

Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

A little over 5% of the world’s population produces almost 29% of the world’s goods and services.

No one has ever drowned in sweat.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

Even the best teams can fail. Celebrities can fade. There is only One in whom your faith is always safe, and that is in the Lord Jesus Christ. And you need to let your faith show!

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.

Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, stronger, or more powerful, but God knows how to shift things around and get you to where you’re supposed to be.

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.

Like so many American families, our families weren’t asking for much. They didn’t begrudge anyone else’s success or care that others had much more than they did… in fact, they admired it.

A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration… that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

My favorite affirmation when I feel stuck or out of sorts is: Whatever I need is already here, and it is all for my highest good. Jot this down and post it conspicuously throughout your home, on the dashboard of your car, at your office, on your microwave oven, and even in front of your toilets!

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

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there… and still on your feet.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

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.

Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.

I didn’t work hard to sit down and not work.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.

You have to stay faithful to what you’re working on.

Truth cannot be brought down; rather, the individual must make the effort to ascend to it. You cannot bring the mountaintop to the valley. If you would attain to the mountaintop, you must pass through the valley, climb the steeps, unafraid of the dangerous precipices.

I tried acting, liked it, and stuck with it. I saw it as the way I would keep that promise to myself of getting back at those who had made my school life a misery.

Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that’s one of the hardest things to do because you don’t always know exactly where you’re going, and you shouldn’t.

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.

The future rewards those who press on. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.

I put out one album one week, and I’m already worried about the next one. I feel a lot of emotion throughout the course of a day. But not to the point where you need to be worried about me.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes – ah, they have all the necessary leisure.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.