Jim Capaldi Quotes

What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.

I always entertain great hopes.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Arsene Wenger gave me the belief to keep working and competing. He was not talking to me every day, 'I believe in you,' but it was every now and again. The right amount.

It's only a big man who makes you feel big.

Beliefs are the roads we take to our dreams. Believe you can do something-or believe you can't-and you'll be right everytime.

Not to sound egomaniac or anything, but just to get under people's skin like that, and for them to believe in you and believe strongly enough to write... it's flattering and it helps you during the day.

They can because they think they can.

He knows that you have ability and what he does is he manipulates it and sort of empowers you.

The first thing that's important is to really have people believe in you. If you have that, you can do anything.

I learned about being positive from my parents. They're the most positive people I've ever known.

It was important to me to believe, because if I don't believe, how can I expect them to believe?

One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.

What we can borrow from Ronald Reagan... is that great sense of optimism. He led by building on the strengths of America, not running America down.

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.

I like to motivate and inspire people.

The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great, and they know I know it.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.

Ask any successful person, and most will tell you that they had a person who believed in them... a teacher, a friend, a parent, a guardian, a sister, a grandmother. It only takes one person, and it doesn't really matter who it is.

I say things other people wish they could say. I don't pick on people - I empower them.

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

My dad instilled in me a great sense of humor. I wasn't bullied at school because my outward attitude was confident, and that helps.

Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.