Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.
My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.
Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.
I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future.
As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.
As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America.
Into each life rain must fall but rain can be the giver of life and it is all in your attitude that makes rain produce sunshine.
Here is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.
The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.
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.
Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.
There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.
Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.
Simply put, you believer that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
Strong people make as many mistakes as weak people. Difference is that strong people admit their mistakes, laugh at them, learn from them. That is how they become strong.
To know your purpose is to live a life of direction, and in that direction is found peace and tranquillity.
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
The industrial landscape is already littered with remains of once successful companies that could not adapt their strategic vision to altered conditions of competition.
If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose.
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast, you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
