Ja Rule Quotes

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.

I constantly push my body to meet what my mind wants me to be able to do.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

When I'm boxing, if my career isn't going well, at least I feel mentally and physically strong.

I'm self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But that was my dream - to have class.

When you're strong physically, it improves your strength in every other facet of your life. You're more confident, your self-esteem is higher, and your self image is better.

Experiences don't make us damaged goods; it's what we do with those experiences that matters.

Martial arts is what pulled me through tough times, and it is one of the reasons for my happiness.

I, as Chrissy, want to do things that mentally, emotionally and physically make me the best that I can be.

I don't let a day go where I'm not doing something that enhances me or allows me to sit up here and keep my spirits going.

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.

It wasn't until my late twenties that I learned that by working out I had given myself a great gift. I learned that nothing good comes without work and a certain amount of pain. When I finish a set that leaves me shaking, I know more about myself. When something gets bad, I know it can't be as bad as that workout.

It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development.

The soul, like the body, acquires vigor by the exercise of all its faculties. In the midst of the world, in overcoming difficulties, in conquering selfishness, indolence, and fear--in all the occasions of duty, it employs, and reveals by employing, energies that render it efficient and robust--that broaden its scope, adjust its powers, and mature it with a rich experience.

I am not a rodeo clown, like, "Everything is awesome!" I really worked hard on myself and things and struggled to get to a good place, to a better place.

Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.

If you grow yourself to become a successful person, in strength of character and mind, you will naturally be successful in anything and everything you do.

You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.

Cultivate will power, that massive creative force that God the creator built into you. Do not let it remain flabby but strengthen it by use and exercise.

The best thing we can do is develop our own.

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

Writing nonfiction has been my most serious education, and for all those years it kept me from even glancing in the direction of despair.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.

I'd spent my childhood thinking bad things, bad things every day. It had made me sick, but it had made me determined.