Michael Jordan

I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.

I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.

Encouragement is the fuel on which hope runs.

Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining – it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn’t solve any problems.

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.

Courage is facing your fears. Stupidity is fearing nothing.

A person with a clear purpose will make progress on even the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress even on the smoothest road.

How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?

We are guided by outcomes, not ideology. We have a policy of principled realism, rooted in shared goals, interests, and values. That realism forces us to confront a question facing every leader and nation in this room. It is a question we cannot escape or avoid. We will slide down the path of complacency, numb to the challenges, threats, and even wars that we face. Or do we have enough strength and pride to confront those dangers today, so that our citizens can enjoy peace and prosperity tomorrow?

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

You’re a fighter. Look at everything you’ve overcome. Don’t give up now.

Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.

Living your words, walking your talk, and talking your walk.

Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.

Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it.