Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

Maybe it was the challenge of flight, the opportunity to fly, the competition of summer camp and the inspiration and discipline of West Point. I think all of those things helped me to develop a dedication and inspired me to get ahead.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

I wanted to emulate my parents - Mum captained India in basketball, and Dad won a bronze in hockey in 1972 Olympics. My focus has always been to achieve excellence whether in the field of tennis, in the corporate field, in the art of acting or in motivating youngsters.

Great hopes make great men.

We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great.

I want to be great - in everything I do. As far as football, I always looked up to Kellen Moore of Boise State. I thought it was the coolest thing that he was the winningest QB of all time.

As a manager, a coach and a player, you want to be at the top end of the table.You want to be challenging.

I want my performance to be at the highest level of anybody in the company. I want to make everybody step up to me.

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do.

First we become the best, then we'll become first.

Great accomplishments start with great aspirations.

the wise man should always follow the roads that have been trodden by the great, and imitate those who have most excelled, so that if he cannot reach their perfection, he may at least acquire something of its savour.

You'll never really be great unless you aim high.

I wrote 'Reaching for the Moon' because I wanted to tell kids that all of us have a moon, a dream, that we can strive for. Even if you don't attain it, you can at least reach for it.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.

I just want to be great. I want to stand out, be a great leader for this defense, and I'm just trying to leave it all out on the field.

High expectations are the key to everything.

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

I don't think about second or third place.

Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It's the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.

Certain things should be yours to have when you work your way to the top.

I know what it takes to get to the top.

Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.

Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts.