Quotes from Will Smith

Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.

Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.

Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.

The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is, I am not afraid to die on a treadmill. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me. But if we get on the treadmill together, there’s two things. You are getting off first. Or I am going to die. It’s that simple.

The first step is you have to say that you can.

I’ve trained myself to illuminate the things in my personality that are likable and to hide and protect the things that are less likable.

Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.

There are so many people who have lived and died before you. You will never have a new problem; you’re not going to ever have a new problem. Somebody wrote the answer down in a book somewhere.

Don’t chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people – the ones who really belong in your life – will come to your. And stay.

Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. Some people are just better at hiding it than others.