Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are billed to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death.

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.

Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Believe what you see with your eyes

Here I am where I ought to be.

When politics is interesting, people go vote.

All of us confront limits of body, talent, temperament. But that is not all. We are, all of us, also constrained by our time, our place, our civilization.

The city of Cork - the urban center, where all the shops and bars and everything are - is actually an island, a river island.

Reality is the only obstacle to happiness.

If I deny myself something, I just get resentful, so what's the point?

The strength of the group is in the will of the leader, and the will is character in action.

After my career is over, I want to have a dirt bike track at my house and ride.