The road to success is paved with doubters and haters.

The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.

It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.

If you want to rise, drop everyone who is weighing you down.

Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.

To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore them all.

When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.

When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.

They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.