You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.

The more players I have, the more difficult choices there are for me, but the better it is for LFC.

The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present.

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It’s a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

There has to be something in every role that interests you.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

I’m no leader; I’m a little humble follower.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

And I think it’s that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.

You can sometimes play some really good football and not score.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

The government’s job is good governance for everybody. My government will make policies; if you fit into it, come on board, or stay where you are. My job is not to spoon-feed anyone.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

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

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also.

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.

It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.

Football is all about fans.

We named the book ‚Extreme Ownership‘ because we really found that when we looked at not only at leaders but at teams that were the most successful, we found that the ones that had this attitude of extreme ownership were the ones that did the best, and it’s definitely an attitude that I had.

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don’t complain.

When I was performing the songs on ‚Kiss Land,‘ it was a great singalong. But there were moments where I realized some parts were catchier than the others. There’s maybe two choruses on all of ‚Kiss Land.‘

We all have a tendency to avoid our weaknesses. When we do that, we never progress or get any better.

If you’re going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.

I got a greater purpose. God put something in my heart to get across, and that’s what I’m going to focus on, using my voice as an instrument and doing what needs to be done.

When a person is going through hell, and she encounters someone who went through hellish hell and survived, then she can say, ‚Mine is not so bad as all that. She came through, and so can I.‘

Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.

I believe in a president whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the nation or imposed by the nation upon him as a condition to holding that office.

I don’t want a brat on my team.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.

People always say that you can’t please everybody. I think that’s a cop-out. Why not attempt it? ‚Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.

The writing is important, but the way you say the line and the pause you give it, the facial expression – all of that is very important.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

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.

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God’s help I shall succeed.

I’ve learned over the years that when I go to that place of passion within me, there’s no force in the universe that can interfere with my completing a project.

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it… Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.

I think that at the start of a game, you’re always playing to win, and then maybe if you’re ahead late in the game, you start playing not to lose. The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.

It doesn’t matter who you are – if you dream big and if you work really hard, you can achieve unimaginable results, and that’s really good for the nation.

Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.

It doesn’t matter if you want to be a teacher, an astronaut, or a reggaeton singer, you need to study.

I want to go and go, and then drop dead in the middle of something I’m loving to do. And if that doesn’t happen, if I wind up sitting in a wheelchair, at least I’ll have my high heels on.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.

My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people. Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader.

At the start of the season, there are 16 teams in the top division looking behind them, making sure they avoid relegation. The fear starts in the boardroom, comes down to managers and through to players. The fans sense it.

I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people’s trust in their government.

We knew sports was important to us and our family, but there are priorities in life.Obviously, faith is foremost; how we did in school is important. If we didn’t handle that business then there were no privileges.

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

Somebody once asked me what my theory of life was, and I said, ‚Don’t try.‘ That fits the writing, too. I don’t try; I just type.

What is once well done is done forever.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

It’s really hard to guarantee things in life. I guarantee if you get up in the morning and you work out, and you work hard, you will have a better day – 100% guaranteed.

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

A good model of how to ‚work with the enemy‘ internally is presented by the Dalai Lama, in his endless caretaking of his soul as he confronts the Chinese government that invaded Tibet.