“Don’t let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action.”

Don’t spend major time on minor things.

Don’t say, If I could, I would. Say, If I can, I will.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.

I used to say, “I sure hope things will change.” Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.

Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.

Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.

You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

The more you care, the stronger you can be.

Discipline has within it the potential for creating future miracles.

Never wish life were easier, wish that you were better.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Either you run the day, or the day runs you.

If you will be faithful to a few things, you will someday become the ruler over many things.

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.

Religious liberty is about freedom of action in matters of religion generally, and the scope of that liberty is directly correlated to the civil restraints placed upon religious practice.

Begin now what you will be hereafter.

I would never do anything that’s derogatory to women.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.

Actions are the doors and windows of being. Unless we act, we have no way of knowing what we are.

People who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem. To reach your potential, you must continually improve yourself, and you can’t do that if you don’t take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes.

Indian actors, because of the format of our stories, need to be good actors, and be able to perform emotional sequences, do a bit of comedy, dance and singing, action, because all of this forms just one film. In many ways I’d say there are greater demands on Indian actors than there are on Hollywood.