Israel Adesanya Quotes

To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates.

I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.

Bruce is the man. He was definitely ahead of his time.

I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a lot of comic book writers.

A great man is one who deliberately causes something important to a happen, the probability of which seemed low before he took up the task. A great man is a man who gives history a turn which it could scarcely have taken without him. They give history a twist which nobody would have predicted. Great men leave permanent effects.

To get to play a man that has broken walls, that's broken barriers, that's an honor.

I did get to work with Anthony Hopkins on 'The Human Stain.' If I ever manage to accomplish a quarter of what he's achieved, I'll have had one hell of a career.

I wasn't satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

I've been to the Hall of Fame many times, in grade school and high school. I had field trips to the Hall of Fame and taking tours of it. I just never thought about that one day I possibly might be in it. I think it'd be great.

Success is not about how much money we have in the bank, but it's about how many peoples' lives we have impacted through it. Success is experienced when we do things which are never done before.

I feel very, very proud that so many people have copied me.

There are many mediocre entertainers who don't aspire to much more than fame and glory. It's very easy to have them as your role models because there aren't as many greats. Go back, discover the greats, and take it from there.

My idols are Oprah and Martha. From nothing, they built industries.

Being on the cover of a magazine with my son is the best thing ever. It took me 18 years to get my first cover, he gets one at 8 months.

The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.

I'm proud of my status as a pioneer in this business.

Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do.

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.

I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can't ask for more than that.

I don't pay that much attention to sales figures or awards. To me, the big question is: 'Did you influence the next generation?' That's my goal.

I'm one of the highest-paid television people in the world. I feel like I've made a difference in my viewers' lives, that I've been influential.

Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

So, it's nice to know that you've inspired someone to do their life's work.

It is so inspiring when you come across a woman who is very strong and dedicated and is amazing at what they do. That's how I feel about Meryl Streep. You watch her, and you can't help but notice all of that about her. She's so influential.