Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

I've studied the lives of the 20th century's great businessmen and concluded self-confidence was instrumental in all their success.

To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power.

It is a law woven into the nature of man, attested by history, by science, by literature and art, and by dally experience, that strength of mind and force of character are the supreme rulers of human affairs.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.

Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.

I think it's quite great to set yourself a big challenge, and then you've got another reason for keeping fit.

I've been blessed with a lot of great things in my life, and one of them was work ethic. And with work ethic, you can make anything happen.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride.

Intelligence is usually easy to tell in a 10-minute conversation. Determination is harder.

Most of us are at war with ourselves, are our own worst enemies. We expect a great deal of ourselves, yet we do not put ourselves in a condition to achieve great things. We are either too indulgent to our bodies, or we are not indulgent enough.

To know how to wait is the great secret of success.

Stoicism - and philosophy - are not the domains of idle professors. They are the succor of the successful and the men and women of action.

Age is just a number when you possess real quality and a game plan.

It sounds simple telling people to work hard and never quit, but to really execute and demonstrate those principles takes discipline and faith. Those are the two factors that I believe separate the good from the great, the successes from the failures.

I believe that football can inspire youngsters to find the path of success in life.

You cannot be a winner without maturity and consistency.

Willpower is that thing CEOs and professional athletes tell us they used to make it to the top.

Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling