Brian Mulroney Quotes

It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.

There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened. To be successful, you need to be a person who makes things happen.

The accolades, just like the scrapes and bruises, fade in the end, and all you're left with is your ambition.

Sometimes legends find themselves remembered more for what they have not done than for their accomplishments. But those resume gaps can also help drive them to achieve even greater things in new arenas.

There's nothing worse than a leader who lacks ambition.

When I was in high school, I was voted most likely to succeed.

I want to have a cultural impact. I want to be an inspiration, to show people what can be done.

History was not written by men who predicted failure…

Young players are more hungry because they have not achieved what some of the older players have.

I have a purpose and a meaning in life, and I have to fulfill that. Being a champion is great, but more importantly than that, you get to be an inspiration and a role model to other people.

Recognizing poor leadership is a vital skill to help you achieve greatness.

Having been a world champion, I would love to go on and train a world champion too.

The thing about goals is that living without them is a lot more fun, in the short run. It seems to me, though, that the people who get things done, who lead, who grow and who make an impact . . . those people have goals.

If you ain't first, you're last!

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 to be as big as I can be. I want to be one of the biggest artists. I want to be remembered like, 'He is crazy. He is phenomenal.' I just want to be one of the biggest.

The captaincy thing is brilliant, and I love it. But I didn't start off playing cricket to captain England. I wanted to score runs and stuff.

I've just got to keep working hard, try to get my team better. That's a goal of mine.

There will be goals to achieve along the way, but until I captain Liverpool, I will not be satisfied.

I want to leave a legacy behind. I want the chance to measure myself against the top guys and to have them bring out that champion within me in the Octagon.

When you are at the top, teams raise their game to play against you, breathing down your neck because they want what you have.

I'm competitive. I don't like to lose.

You visualize making a game-changing play, that's what you're here for.

I want to be the best leader.

My goal was to be the starting quarterback at Texas Tech and I didn't reach that goal.