“I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism.”

Remember the mind is your best muscle, BIG ARMS can move rocks, but BIG WORDS can move mountains. Ride the brain train for success.

At the very end, the one person who Rambo should kill, he doesn’t kill. He lets it live. Because you can’t kill that kind of hypocritical bureaucracy. It goes on forever.

Time is truly the great enemy. It’s not the great healer, it’s the great stealer.

Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older.

I love being verbal in films.

Rambo isn’t violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.

Like I said, I’ve got too much respect for women to marry them, but that doesn’t mean you can’t support them emotionally and financially.

Age is a state of old mind. It gets to a point where if you get old enough, you forget how old you are, and that’s the best thing. And then you walk around kind of like in a fog.

You’ve got to show your soul otherwise you’re just a piece of equipment.

That’s what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight.

I think there comes a time when you realize that you need God in your life, God’s Word, and the spiritual guidance that only He can give.

When life hits you pretty hard, you can go into a dark corner.

I really am a manifestation of my own fantasy.

I’m a patriot of the heart.

Every time I’ve failed, people had me out for the count, but I always come back.

Death is no punishment to the believer: it is the gate of endless joy.

We know. We believe. And we act, because it is our civic duty.

I’m a beast when it comes to anything. I believe in givin’ one-hundred-ten percent, anything I do.

If you’re still drawing breath, God’s not done with you yet. Don’t quit. Be brave and believe God is for you.

I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.

People used to believe their life-or at least their life as a performer-was over at 28 or some ungodly age! God, when I think of myself back then, I had no idea who I was. I think I’m barely getting that under control now.

I believe that fairness creams protect the skin against the harsh effects of the sun.

An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.