First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.
What does not destroy me, makes me strong.
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.
For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.
In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.
I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.
Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.
Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.