My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose – somehow we win out.
Ronald ReaganGreat achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
Napoleon HillI have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.
Angelina JolieEfforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
John F. KennedyI’m pretty calculating. I take stuff that I know appeals to people’s bad sides and match it up with stuff that appeals to their good sides.
Kanye WestI am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
Oscar WildeIt is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
BuddhaNeither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
Dwight D. EisenhowerI love making movies, but there’s nothing like performing live.
Dwayne JohnsonI need to do well and show I’m a worthy driver in F1.
Lando NorrisAct enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.
Dale CarnegieEven if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
Will RogersIf I didn’t have my films as an outlet for all the different sides of me, I would probably be locked up.
Angelina JolieI was always interested – I mean, it’s kind of part of your job – I was always interested in the camera.
Keanu ReevesHe shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.
VoltaireSmall aim is a crime; have great aim.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamI focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can.
Kobe BryantVirtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.
Lou HoltzIt seems like when I was growing up there was more compromise, wanting to work with each other, and I think all of them – all of the lawmakers – have hearts to do what’s right, and they all are passionate about it.
Joel OsteenLet the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
Benjamin DisraeliThere’s no point in starting a business unless you’re going to make a dramatic difference to other people’s lives. So if you’ve got an idea that’s gonna make a big difference to other people’s lives, then just get on and do it.
Richard BransonLife is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!
Bob MarleyAll you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.
Mark TwainJust remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerWhere the mind goes, the man follows.
Joyce MeyerMy favorite thing in life is writing about life, specifically the parts of life concerning love. Because, as far as I’m concerned, love is absolutely everything.
Taylor SwiftMy mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Maya AngelouI should be a postage stamp, because that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked. I’m beautiful. I’m fast. I’m so mean I make medicine sick. I can’t possibly be beat.
Muhammad AliCourage is fear holding on a minute longer.
George S. PattonThat he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?
Joseph AddisonHistory has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
B. C. ForbesIn art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThe young think that failure is the Siberian end of the line, banishment from all the living, and tend to do what I then did – which was to hide.
James BaldwinAt 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.
Maya AngelouThe average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.
Andrew CarnegieThe way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Dolly PartonNever be ashamed! There’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth bothering with.
J. K. RowlingWhen I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn’t believe in.
Lana Del ReyI do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success… such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.
Nikola TeslaPull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
Dwight D. EisenhowerIf you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Lao TzuJust try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?
Michelle ObamaI just know that I’m a fan of all different kinds of genres. You’re supposed to be free doing music, and that’s how I feel.
Bruno MarsFailures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.
C. S. LewisThe right man is the one who seizes the moment.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThere are many things I do where the centre of it is… It’s almost more my humanitarian work than art.
Angelina JolieSome people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.
George CarlinThe men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.
Charles DickensOnce you begin to fall off the track and believe you breathe different air to everyone else, you’re doomed; you’re finished.
Anthony HopkinsAround every corner, always protect the engine that powers you.
Dwayne JohnsonImagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
Carl SaganI would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.
Dwight D. EisenhowerIf you realize all the time what’s kind of wonderful – that is, if we expand our experience into wilder and wilder regions of experience – every once in a while, we have these integrations when everything’s pulled together into a unification, in which it turns out to be simpler than it looked before.
Richard P. FeynmanSomeone told me something that stuck with me: ‚You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.‘ I’ve been living by that motto for a while, so I see where I need to be. Now I’m just backtracking and trying to get back up there.
Bruno MarsSometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they can ignite seeds of increase on the inside.
Joel OsteenSelf-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
Samuel JohnsonDo all you can to make your dreams come true.
Joel OsteenIn England, football is a big thing to talk about, but Liverpool, it’s a special place. You feel it when you make your first step.
Jurgen KloppI don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.
Clint EastwoodTo strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.
Samuel Johnson