Progress is not inevitable. It's up to us to create it.

Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.

Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

You must first be willing to fail — and you must have the courage to go for it anyway.

If you don't encounter setbacks in your career, if you don't have doubts and disappointments , let me tell you, you're not dreaming big enough.

I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.

If someone tells me they skied all day and never fell down, I tell them to find another mountain.

Entrepreneurship is having an idea to do something great and not entirely have a plan on how to do it but the drive and will power to make it work

I never liked anyone who didn't have a temper. If you don't have a temper, you don't have any passion.

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

Find then follow the path that enables you to create the life you want to live.

The best antidote to prejudice is reality.

I don't know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.

That's crudely put, but If we're not supposed to dance, Why all this music?

My chest hurts...It hurts. The sound of his name is like a knife in my heart.

I think when you're making an album, as the songs are piling up, one of the good things about it is that you will often write the song that you need.

People ask me, "What are you going to do to develop jobs in your state?" Well, that's not my job as a US senator...

Naturally the U.S. trails in gold medals because every time we win one, we hand it over to the Chinese to pay off our debt.

I get my flow from Daddy, my singing ability from Mommy, the camera stuff from both. That's just what happens when you hang out with the Smiths.