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 not enough that we do our best

Let us compete with ourselves, not with others.

Forgive my asking you to use your mind. It is a thing which no novelist should expect of his reader...

That tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew.

I have a particular style of writing and my voice sounds a particular way, which lends itself to a certain style.

There's a bottomless heart hooked into all of you and it's wondering how much you care.

I mean, I guess you could say I'm a bit of a perfectionist.

I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.

There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them.

If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as good as your legs, whether you're an athlete or an actor.