I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

I never cut class. I loved getting A’s, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

I dwell in possibility.

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Never regret what you don’t write.

My interest in creating anything is that it be useful.

The connectivity declaration is about uniting the whole industry – a lot of companies that typically compete very fiercely – to push in a coherent direction.

I think Himalayan climbers tend to mature fairly late. I think most of the successful Himalayan climbers have ranged from 28 to just over 40, really.

Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,‘ he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. ‚Shake it off. Stop complainin‘. Stop grumblin‘. Stop cryin‘. We are going to press on. We have work to do.

The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you’re a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.

People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people.

In my opinion, rankings are a very fickle measurement of one’s success and it is best to not get carried away by it.

I’m always asked, ‚What’s the secret to success?‘ But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone – and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward.

Desire is the essence of a man.

It’s never crowded along the extra mile.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

It isn’t sufficient just to want – you’ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.

And of course to work with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, and work with a wonderful, beautiful script directed by Nancy Meyers, it was really for me a dream come true.

I believe enlightenment or revelation comes in daily life. I look for joy, the peace of action. You need action. I’d have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.

That is my wish, hope, instruction for all of you: Take your education seriously, okay? Always do that. Because I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for my education.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that’s by going step by step.

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.

In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

Rule number one is: Beat your team-mate.

Do not be afraid to ask for help. Nobody gets through college on their own.

Dream and you shall become.

New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can’t be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it’s not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!

But I’m pretty good with collaborative thinking. I work well with other people.

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.

You cannot let where you are today cause you to get stuck. I’m going to be my best right now. That’s what faith is all about.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.

If you have a success you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work.

Competitions are a business, first and foremost.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.

Racing, competing, it’s in my blood. It’s part of me, it’s part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else.

So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don’t honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.

The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

One thing that I find very unmotivating is the kind of Plan B argument: when Earth gets destroyed, you want to be somewhere else. That doesn’t work for me. We have sent robotic probes now to every place in the solar system, and this is the best one.

Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.

Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.

Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can’t run a state.

I’ve always strived to be successful, not famous.

Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

I was an overnight sensation.

I think beating myself up sometimes and knowing I am not happy when I do it makes me work harder to do a good job.

This guy Clubber Lang, I’ve been him all my life. He’s mean and hungry just like me.

The most genius thing about the way I create is to create with other geniuses.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.