I struggled with being a broke college graduate, and while all my friends were getting career jobs, I was working horrible part-time jobs. That’s why now, even when I get tired, I think, ‚This is what I asked for.‘

When I was 8 years old, I saw ‚Raiders of the Lost Ark‘ in Charlotte, North Carolina. I walked out of there and was so inspired. I loved the movie, and I knew I wanted to be that guy.

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.

My folks ain’t graduated from high school or nothing like that, so we always had to struggle in the family – and I come from a big family.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it’s hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

I’m not the sort of person who gives up on things. The first time we crossed the Atlantic in the balloon, it crashed, and we went on and did the Pacific. First time we crossed the Atlantic in a boat, it sank, and we went on and got the record. So, generally speaking, we will pick ourselves up, brush ourselves down, and carry on.

I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right.

Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

I have promised myself that I’m going to do everything I can for as long as I can.

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

I always entertain great hopes.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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

If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.

While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it’s the real test of your character and of your faith to say, ‚Things are not going our way, but I’m still being good to people; I’m still attending church; I still have a good attitude.‘

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.

Every setback means you’re one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.

I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

Though lovers be lost, love shall not.

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears have gone into this career of mine.

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!

Success is not a stop sign.

When I do something, I do it full steam ahead.

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?

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.

Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.

When I got into this, I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me, I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.

I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life’s path.

I worked out early on to give up things I couldn’t do well at all.

I’m tired of fighting. I’ve always known that I can’t be an action star all my life.

A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

I was sure I’d set the world on fire, and it was hard for a young feller like me to realize the truth – that I hadn’t set the world on fire, and I was totally unprepared to handle the consequences if ‚The Big Trail‘ had been a success and launched me as a star.

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business.

I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night, ‚There must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me dreaming of being a movie star.‘ But I’m not going to worry about them. I’m dreaming the hardest.

I’m different than most people. When I cross the finish line of a big race, I see that people are ecstatic, but I’m thinking about what I’m going to do tomorrow. It’s as if my journey is everlasting, and there is no finish line.

People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing – continue to rock it – because obviously, God wants you here.

You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

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

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

I want people to follow their dreams, yes… but I’m not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers… I want to show them that there’s so many other paths you can take, besides a rapper or basketball player.

I was 18 years old, and it was a dream come true for me to work out and eat great food for free. What else do you want in life? People think that is what it is like to be in a SEAL team, but it is less than a fraction of your career as a real SEAL.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there… and still on your feet.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.