Books, in all their variety, offer the human intellect the means whereby civilisation may be carried triumphantly forward.

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.

When it comes to worry, our problem is we fear an invisible future that a timeless God has seen. Perhaps you should talk to Him about it.

A depressing and difficult passage has prefaced every page I have turned in life.

Strict honesty was the policy of most of them; although there were a few who were said to 'find anything before 'tis lost' and to whom findings were keepings.

A symphony is no joke.

No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.

If I don't get laid, I'll sure die trying.

"It gets better." - On his campaign against bullying.

The red-carpet spotlight is a little bit more nerve-racking when you haven't been doing it all the time.

I think theatres will always remain a sacred place where people go for something live and experience things live, which is very different than the experience of film.

Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.