A nation that fails to honor its heroes, soon will have no heroes to honor.

The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.

There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.

A nation that forgets its past has no future.

You Can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is not on focus.

I enjoy all kinds of music. But it is kind of strange when I do parodies, instead of setting up drums and guitar amps.

I'm greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn't do it, that somehow I can deliver.

History reveals no civilized people among whom there was not a highly educated class and large aggregations of wealth. Large profits mean large payrolls.

All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus and go play them for people.

In my very own self, I am part of my family.

I care for riches, to make gifts.

Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.

One thing in any case is certain: man is neither the oldest nor the most constant problem that has been posed for human knowledge.

You gotta be, like, a professional hippie. You need to make music because you love it.