All the great things are simple and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom justice honor duty mercy hope.

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.

It is important to abide in the word of God, pray ceaselessly, and fast regularly

The only reason you continue to love someone who treats you poorly is because you don't value yourself enough.

I think that the main issue with inequality is not the gap between the rich and the poor. It is the gap between the earnings of top business leaders and the salaries of academics and journalists.

I wanna lie to you sometimes...but I can't. I wanna tell you that it's all good...but it ain't.

My ability has always been to walk out on the stage and see the audience and figure out what they wanna hear.

I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver.

Here is a golden Rule.... Write legibly. The average temper of the human race would be perceptibly sweetened, if everybody obeyedthis Rule!

I'm interested in the way major events don't necessarily announce themselves as major events. They're often little things - the drip, drip of life that changes people or affects people.

I don't wear bright orange clothes or leopard skin boots, but it was really good fun to play someone that does and have an excuse too!