Never hope for it more than you work for it.
Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.
I’m not giving up on life. I’m giving up on today.
Who would not give up wit for power and beauty?
The only thing in your control is effort. That’s all, and that’s everything.
When you think that it’s too hard, remember that in the long run, doing the things that will make you successful is a lot easier than being unsuccessful.
Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.
Nothing really worth having comes quickly and easily. If it did, I doubt that we would ever grow.
I’ve got to formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot, success is my only option, failure’s not.
But still try, for who knows what is possible?
Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try.
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
I choose to live, not just exist.
I accept any challenge.
With love and patience, nothing is impossible.
The darker the night, the nearer the dawn. Victory in life is decided by that last concentrated burst of energy filled with the resolve to win.
The genius thing that we did was, we didn’t give up.
I never go back on my word! That’s my nindo, my ninja way!
The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn’t even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed experiment does not invalidate the greater goal. If that was the case, we’d never have had the light bulb.