Idris Elba Quotes

Since losing my legs, I've found out that I am able to help other people by sharing how I've overcome my obstacles.

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.

I would say I'm an inspirational guidelines book. You can take my life story or scenarios or songs and relate to them and apply them to your everyday life.

You make progress; then you get courage to make more.

One of the wonderful things about Oprah: She teaches you to keep on stepping.

You hit road blocks in life, but I'm living proof that you can overcome those road blocks and become what you want to become.

I wrote 'Option B' because I want other people to know it can get better, and I want to help people make it better.

I want people to feel inspired. I want people to feel good. I want people to feel something. I want people to strive for what they want in their life, and I want them to heal from anything that's hurting them.

You're not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

We always have the potential to rise. Rise out of our slump. Rise out of our negative thoughts. Rise out of our comfort zone. Rise out of our complaints. GET UP AND RISE. Rising is a choice that's one powerful thought away.

I think I'd like to be inspirational to anyone who has a dream, anyone who wants to make more of their life than maybe what is set out in front of them. And you can!

Challenge serves beautifully to introduce you to your best - and most brilliant - self.

If there is one thing to get excited about, it's your ability to turn the negative into success.

So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.

If I can change, anybody can change.

A lot of the times we don't see enough of strength. Imagery is obviously a large part of it. I think it's important to see her [Michelle Obama] passion, her complexity, and to see her be challenged. Whether it's about forgiveness, or wanting to do more, it's what it is.

Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience. It does something to feed the soul and the mind. It makes you more than you were before. It strengthens the mental muscles and enables you to become better prepared for the next challenge.

I think Splash made people realize that I was still alive, and I think I inspired a lot of people. I have people coming up to me all the time in the airport saying, "Hey, you inspired me to learn how to swim!" "You inspired me to start moving around more." "You inspired me to start doing more for myself." So that was good. But mostly I took it because nobody had given me a job. And you know what really matters in life, right?

I think any knock-back is a positive because it just helps you progress and move forward.

I try to sprinkle a little gems and jewels in the music that people could use in their own life.

I think me having one hand made me work even harder than many other people.

I'm on this journey to inspire people and to encourage them.

I love to, you know, just inspire people however they wanna take it.

That's the amazing part of humans - it's so weird how one person can inspire.