William John Wills Quotes

They say to never underestimate anyone, but they don't tell you to overestimate people either, so I'm just going to do me.

I'm a good example of someone who can come to Hollywood and keep their feet on the ground with all the rock stars, all the drama that goes with being here. It's still important to pump your own gas and to be able to vacuum.

Miserable is a good thing, though. If you start the day miserable, nobody else can screw up your day.

I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.

Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.

I'm one of these people who tries to look for the good in people, but I've learnt that, actually, no, some people fundamentally just are not nice.

I think I have a good head on my shoulders.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

Delusion is not good; better to be realistic and then surprise yourself if you're lucky.

I think that when people who've had success from a young age go through a train-wreck cycle, it's usually because they're working on someone else's terms, so they feel the need to rebel. But when it's something you've built, you don't have that same kind of resentment or angstiness. But it's also difficult to keep those standards for yourself.

I'm not a guy who always complains or talks about getting carries.

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

The greatest possession is self-possession.

I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.

To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear, never to seek out danger for its own sake. Never to conform to fashion from fear of eccentricity, never to be eccentric from fear of conformity.

Fortunate indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself, and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use.

I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself.

When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.

I've always been strong-minded, but I wonder.

For me, I think that I don't like feeling pressure from outside sources. I'd rather put the pressure on myself and push myself to do it as good as I can.

I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something's bad.

So much illness is self-induced - which I can't stand. And I'm not a good nursemaid. Don't call me if you're ill.

Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control.

My mother was pragmatic, focused and extremely, exceedingly practical, and she was the ultimate self-determining person.

You have to have a strong sense of self in this business - otherwise they're going to spit you out.