Quotes about "Success & Achievement"

It's great being an actor and being part of a play or a film where there's usually quite a big group of people who are collaborating, and your job is really to fit in and share that energy. With music, because I write the songs, it's a broader, more abstract process. ”

As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too. ”

I don't want to run around and look at a shot through a monitor. That doesn't improve what I'm trying to do. I figure, once I've done my job, it's none of my business. ”

You have to be the one setting your own goals, trying to achieve those goals. ”

I don't think you can set up a computer to do a strike zone on a guy who's 6-foot-5 and then a guy who's 5-8. Where does it draw the line? One guy stands tall, and another squats down, and it changes the lines. Nah. I still love the umpires; they do a great job. I don't have a problem with any of that. ”

We look for meaning and purpose; children bring that. ”

Open your mouth and purse cautiously, and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great. ”

Ability is a poor man's wealth. ”

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession. ”

As a youngster, I never dreamed there could be a career actually earning a living writing music. ”