Criticism plugs the flow of God's blessing.

Every phase of building a company is really hard.

I never imagined even playing in the NFL. It seemed like a pipe dream.

Everything you want is on the other side of hard.

I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed.

Whatever doesn't kill me only makes me stronger.

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in life who does not every day surmount a fear.

I'm going to write a novel and get it published. I'm going to do it because writing a novel is worthwhile and because I have the talent to do it. I'm going to do it because I have something important to say to the world. I refuse to let anything get in my way.

At a certain point, when there's a barrier between you and what's right, eventually you have to decide you're not going to allow yourself to be subjugated.

Changing the world is not easy.

Nothing can stand in the way of the man who focuses his entire self on a problem.

The longer I live the more I think of the quality of fortitude... men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die.