When a person is going through hell, and she encounters someone who went through hellish hell and survived, then she can say, ‚Mine is not so bad as all that. She came through, and so can I.‘

Even as you make progress, you need the discipline to keep from backtracking and sabotaging the success as it’s happening.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

I only type every third night. I have no plan. My mind is a blank. I sit down. The typewriter gives me things I don’t even know I’m working on. It’s a free lunch. A free dinner. I don’t know how long it is going to continue, but so far there is nothing easier than writing.

Carry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don’t ever apologize for anything.

I enjoy competition. I enjoy challenges. If a challenge is in front of me and it appeals to me, I will go ahead and conquer it.

I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

What is once well done is done forever.

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

God helps those who help themselves.

The harder I work, the luckier I become.

I’ve never had writer’s block.

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

I go to cancer wards, and I tell them guys, ‚I’ve beaten it. You can, too.‘

I’m never going to go to Mars, but I’ve helped inspire, thank goodness, the people who built the rockets and sent our photographic equipment off to Mars.

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

I think every entertainer’s had nights when things go wrong. I mean you can’t remember everything all the time, and especially if you’re having hard times personally, things going on that you – you know, and then people make it worse. And that makes you feel worse.

The one thing about the business of entertainment is that you have to learn patience.

The worst days are when you feel foggy in the head – chemo-brain they call it. It’s awful because you feel boring. As well as bored. And stupid. And resigned.

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.

Believe me, I’m much easier to be around when we win than when we lose.

I’m really bad with answering questions. Usually, I don’t even answer them. I try to find inspiration inside of the question. I think, and I jump from one beam of inspiration or energy to the next, as opposed to explaining the energy.

The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on me, it’s so easy to be motivated.

Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added more jobs per year in my four years than any other president since the Second World War.

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

Rule number one is: Beat your team-mate.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, ‚always do what you are afraid to do.‘

We all face storms in life. Some are more difficult than others, but we all go through trials and tribulation. That’s why we have the gift of faith.

Rose Adams is a wonderful Christian woman who cared for my mother, Morrow Coffey Graham, in her last years of life.

I’ve been a huge fan of Chris Martin forever; it’d be awesome to work with him. He’s really kind, and he’s been really encouraging when we’ve met.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

It was clear to me that if I could get through Princeton at the top of my class, I could do anything in the world.

People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

No man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind.

The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one. I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, ‚All right, well, I’d like to headline a tour,‘ and then when I get there, we’ll see what my next goal is.

There’s no formula.

I always knew that St. Jude was an amazing organization but meeting the kids and seeing how the hospital works first hand was truly beautiful. It doesn’t feel like a regular hospital all dreary and sad. It’s a colorful, beautiful, comfortable, fun place to live and the energy is wonderful.

Arrange whatever pieces come your way.

Losers are people who are afraid of losing.

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

It’s never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride.

If you’re in a workplace you don’t like right now, be encouraged because God will use it for your good. Think about it this way: He wants you to be a light in the darkness – and He’s putting His confidence in you!

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good.

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

Inspiration is hard to come by. You have to take it where you find it.