I don’t see how people are comfortable with seeing other people be great. You can be happy for anybody, but what is your excuse to not want to be great? These people are great because they just say, ‚I’ma do that,‘ and they do it. That’s it. There’s no scientifical process.

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

Life must be lived as play.

When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.

Forgiveness is not a feeling – it’s a decision we make because we want to do what’s right before God. It’s a quality decision that won’t be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.

If all you’re doing is grinding for the man, it’s going to burden you. Once you say, ‚Hey, I’m grinding for the man, but I’m putting money away, and this is part of my exit strategy,‘ you’re working for you.

I’m just a kid that defied the odds. I’m just a kid that ignored the doubt. I’m just a kid from a little place in Dublin, Ireland, that went all the way, and I’m going to continue to go all the way.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

Emotion creates reality, reality demands action.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.

I’m sure that at no point in my life could I ever have shown the kind of focus and discipline and commitment necessary to work a station at elBulli or Le Bernardin. No. That ain’t me.

If there be no enemy there’s no fight. If no fight, no victory and if no victory there is no crown.

Accept the terrible responsibility of life with eyes wide open.

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe. From this purpose nothing shall turn me.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.

The longer a man’s fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

I don’t want to be something that just comes and goes.

You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.

When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.

If you continue to keep low performers on your team, that are actually dragging the team down; you’re failing the whole team, and eventually, the whole team is going to fail.

See, winners embrace hard work.

But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.

I’m not the most patient of people.

No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: ‚I’m with you kid. Let’s go.‘

To make headway, improve your head.

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

I still think I am the greatest.

Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

If we say it long enough eventually we’re going to reap a harvest. We’re going to get exactly what we’re saying.

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.

Even when folks are hitting you over the head, you can’t stop marching. Even when they’re turning the hoses on you, you can’t stop.

To try to become happy is to try to build a machine with no other specifications than it shall run noiselessly.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

I thought one should have the attitude of ‚What do you care what other people think!‘

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.

Well, I wouldn’t say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.

Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don’t know and I don’t care.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

To win is always good for the feeling of the whole team.

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

To add value to others, one must first value others.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

Losing is not an option in Kolkata. It’s not easy, a lot of players even quit.