A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
Colin PowellI do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.
Margaret ThatcherIf a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself.
Friedrich NietzscheThere are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.
Mark TwainAs we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
Bill GatesI’m an entrepreneur. I’m a young mogul. I’m blessed.
DJ KhaledIf there’s one thing that’s certain in business, it’s uncertainty.
Stephen CoveyIf you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.
Bill ShanklySeventy percent of success in life is showing up.
Woody AllenPart 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.
George LucasWithout being the most confident person in the world, I think I am the right person for Liverpool.
Jurgen KloppA #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.
Joyce MeyerI think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.
Madeleine AlbrightI wouldn’t say I’m a feminist, but I don’t like girls pretending to be stupid because it’s easier.
Amy WinehouseThe highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
John RuskinWe have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay – and rise!
Maya AngelouI don’t believe in doing things to manufacture my body to appeal to what I think people might like.
Kevin HartIf you’re in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what’s going on around you.
Robert GreeneWe forge the chains we wear in life.
Charles DickensNothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI don’t think anybody in America ought to be scared.
John KennedyWe have to wake up. We have to refuse to be a clone.
Alice WalkerLet your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
George WashingtonNo person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
Andrew CarnegieEighty percent of success is showing up.
Woody AllenI have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.
Booker T. WashingtonWith ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of your own powers; but soon the remoteness of the turmoil of life and the inspiring influence of the altitude calm your blood; your step gets firm and sure and you begin to look – for dizzier heights.
Nikola TeslaMy success comes in making fun of whatever you’re doing. That’s my way.
Kevin HartThere is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.
LeBron JamesAlthough the circumstances of our lives may seem very disengaged, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America and you just getting through school, I want you to know we have very much in common. For nothing in my life ever would have predicted that I would be standing here as the first African-American First Lady.
Michelle ObamaIn ninth grade, I came up with a new form of rebellion. I hadn’t been getting good grades, but I decided to get all A’s without taking a book home. I didn’t go to math class, because I knew enough and had read ahead, and I placed within the top 10 people in the nation on an aptitude exam.
Bill GatesSo confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.
Thomas JeffersonYears ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when ‚Jolene‘ was a big hit.
Dolly PartonThe best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
Douglas MacArthurUnless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamI love women with attitude.
Kevin HartMy business is to prevent the future.
Ray BradburyYou know how arrogant the French are – extraordinary.
Gordon RamsayIn too many communities, too many young men of color are left behind and seen only as objects of fear. Through initiatives like My Brother’s Keeper, I’m personally committed to changing both perception and reality.
Barack ObamaWithout failure there is no achievement.
John C. MaxwellThe more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.
Robert Baden-PowellI never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.
Charles DickensI hate what I look like on TV, and I want to look better, and nothing makes the mothers more jealous.
Abby Lee MillerAs for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
Eleanor RooseveltFlaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Dale CarnegieThat’s when it becomes a business. When you’ve been public a long time, when it’s a career. You do certain films, you sell them.
Angelina JolieNobody is my boss.
Conor McGregorPeople think because I’ve got some success, I’ve made it, but in my eyes it’s like, ‚How long has Jay Z been in the business? How many albums has he got?‘ Not that I’m trying to be Jay Z, but I am trying to be around for a long time.
J. ColeIf you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
Ruth Bader GinsburgEverybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to do the work. I live by that. You grind hard so you can play hard. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off.
Kevin HartA lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.
Mark ZuckerbergEvery bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I’m trying to say is I’m trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.
Lady GagaContent makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
Benjamin FranklinIt’s rule number one, really – beating your teammate.
Lando NorrisTo the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheFinding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing.
Robert KiyosakiWoman begins by resisting a man’s advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
Oscar WildePeople have so many hang-ups about how other people live their lives. People always want to keep you in a little box, or they need to label you and fix you in time and location.
Alice WalkerMy songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had and every success I’ve ever achieved.
Dolly PartonDisarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.
Dwight D. Eisenhower