I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today.- Dwayne Johnson

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My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining. -Dwayne Johnson

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I was raised by strong women, and that DNA is in my daughter and wife. -Dwayne Johnson

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Yeah, I was a delinquent. It was when I was in the ninth grade. I was doing stupid stuff, and the cops came into the class. I was humiliated more than anything.- Dwayne Johnson

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Raise your love so high that anger cannot reach it. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

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My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy. But I'd like you to laugh with me occasionally, too.-Dwayne Johnson

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I've never gone wrong trusting my gut.- Dwayne Johnson

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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang out. ― Abraham Lincoln

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I've always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it.- Dwayne Johnson

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I was born to play Hercules. I have loved and honored the mythology over the years - since I was a kid. When I first broke into Hollywood, 'Hercules' was one of the movies that I - not chased, because I didn't have the power to chase anything - but always had in the back of my mind.- Dwayne Johnson

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