Bootsy Collins Quotes

One characteristic of winners is they always look upon themselves as a do it yourself project.

I need to go out there and run my own race, and have fun with it.

My enthusiasm seems to cause my world to endlessly offer me cooperative, co-creating experiences. I'm willing and I'm eager, and not just about my writing - I feel the same way about staying in shape, enjoying my family, giving a lecture, or whatever it may be.

I do believe in self-help.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people.

We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.

If the material is inspiring and motivates you, then it doesn't really matter what it is.

I am my own mentor. I like to listen to myself to improve.

I'm a good acting partner for me... when I don't have anyone else, I do really well!

The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.

I am so not a pageant girl, but I signed up for the Miss Junior Florida contest because I thought it would be good experience.

I'm into the idea of responsibility and edification and these things have found me and I have found them. I wanted to be in the movie and I made it known to Mike.

I think it can be a good idea to know what you do well and use that to open the door for yourself. Once you open the door, close it behind you, and start to make changes.

The best thing about Berlin was that I got to be surrounded by people who pursue their ideas for themselves.

Like I said, I'm just trying to continue to improve and get better.

I definitely feel like I'm at that point where it's nice to not have to sit at home and wait to be invited to the party, but to be creating work for yourself.

If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my biggest competition was myself. There's only so much you can do, right? There is only so much energy that one has. My focus was on how do I get the best out of myself.

I never had a role model. I ended up wanting to be the best version of myself.

My biggest mentor is myself, I've always felt.

I set my own goals higher than what anybody else has set for me.

I think that you're only going to get better if you take time to better yourself, not because someone says you should get better.

I'm open to anything that pretty much challenges me.

People often ask me, 'Who is your role model?' and it sounds a bit cliche, but I've been trying to be my own model.

People get all caught up thinking they have to train a certain way or take a certain approach to things, but there's so much more to this than fitting into what other people think you are supposed to do. You have to have fun and enjoy what you are doing; otherwise, what is it all worth?