You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don’t know what’s goin‘ on, I then got the money, and gone.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

No one is ever successful at everything that they do.

So 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.

When I’m in management meetings when we’re deciding my future, those decisions are left up to me. I’m the one who has to go out and fulfill all these obligations, so I should be able to choose which ones I do or not. That’s the part of my life where I feel most in control.

It’s a rule to give all, and it can make the difference if you work more. If you don’t have to give all, and you still win, what’s this?

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

I defy gravity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

Go as far as you can see; when you get there you’ll be able to see farther.

The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.

All of these young people have some kind of potential in them. And if we don’t invest in them as a nation, regardless of where they come from or what color they are, if we don’t invest in them, we lose.

The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

I feel like whatever you’ve done in your career, good or bad, it’s nothing but preparation for the big events to come.

We came up with TDE. As competitive as rap is, and as much as we’re trying to exceed the standards we set for ourselves, we take their wins as our wins, too.

We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others.

From the time that ‚Nevermind‘ came out in September of 1991 to the time that Nirvana was over, it was really just a few years, and a lot happened in those few years.

The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.

Any time an investment company has to spend heavily on advertising, it’s probably a bad business in which to invest.

My moms always told me, ‚How long you gonna play the victim?‘ I can say I’m mad and I hate everything, but nothing really changes until I change myself.

Happiness doesn’t come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a boy so that you can be useful and so you can enjoy life when you are a man.

It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don’t care what they say, they like it.

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

For me, money is not my definition of success. Inspiring people is a definition of success.

A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares.

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

I didn’t want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that’s a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I’m proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.

I’m not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their own history enough or that they understand the cruelty of which men are capable and the delight that many men will take in seeing you choose to chain yourself – then they get to say ‚See, you did it yourself.‘

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don’t mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they themselves never hoped to see – or like a sealed letter they could not plainly read.

Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don’t go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won’t laugh at you.

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.

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.

As much as it might look like, to someone else, that I’m successful, I never feel like I’m anywhere. The further I go, I still feel equally further from my eventual goal. Because as I grow, I get more goals. I’m never content.

The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.

I believe that one key to success is to accept truth, no matter how it’s spoken.

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

I look at where I’m at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.

Only stupid people are changed by success.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you – black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.

Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

I think a lot of people love to convolute what everyone else does in order to disempower women.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Most of us are raised to believe we are ordinary. The anchor of the universe is present in every child. A parent only needs to guide and step aside and let them fulfill their dharma. Help children remember that they can do or be anything.

If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion.

With 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.

I know you’ve heard it a thousand times before. But it’s true – hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don’t love something, then don’t do it.

There’s no reason why I can’t be a mogul. When I step into a room and I’m there to have a conversation, if it pertains to business, I want to be respected as a guy who knows what he’s talking about. And that, to me, holds more weight than anything else.

It’s rule number one, really – beating your teammate.

I’m not afraid to look bad on the screen.

Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

The Premier League is one of the most difficult in the world. There’s five, six, or seven clubs that can be the champions. Only one can win, and all the others are disappointed and live in the middle of disaster.

In the public eye, girls and women with strong perspectives are hated. If you’re a girl with an opinion, people just hate you. There are still people who are afraid of successful women, and that’s so lame.