One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you’ll achieve the same results.
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.
A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!
It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do.
Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.
The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.
The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings.
He who doesn’t fear death dies only once.
Anyone who doesn’t believe in miracles is not a realist.
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend who cares.
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
Good things happen to those who hustle.
Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.
Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I’m most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.
Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.
The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.
He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.
Choose to focus your time, energy and conversation around people who inspire you, support you and help you to grow you into your happiest, strongest, wisest self.
I’m proud of my hard work. Working hard won’t always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I’ve wanted that I haven’t always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the blessings from my mother and father, who instilled a great work ethic in me both personally and professionally.
Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn’t give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.
However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s-heart.
You know, Johnny Depp has always been a massive inspiration for me and he’s somebody who has produced an incredible amount of work, and every single piece that he does is amazing.
Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.
I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I’d rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.
The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn.
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
I don’t know what the future may hold, but I know who holds the future.
Decisions are made by those who show up.
A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t find them, make them.
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.
A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.
You will not tell me that you accept me. You will not tell me that you tolerate me. That is not your power. I take that from you. You will respect me for who I am.
They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.
We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.
I don’t regret what I’ve been through. I’ve had ups and downs, super highs and some really low lows. I’ve been so blessed that I could never say, ‘I wish this didn’t happen.’ It’s part of who I am. There’s nothing in my life that’s so ugh.
We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.
Nothing is given to man on earth – struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible – the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.
Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.
The people who cast the votes don’t decide an election, the people who count the votes do.
He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.
