Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

In your tragedies you will find your most magnificent opportunities for rebirth.

I tend to build bulk and muscle easily, and running seems to make sure I stay kind of stringy, if that makes sense.

Richard is a very sexy man. He's got that sort of jungle essence that one can sense." (on Richard Burton)

Liberty, whether natural, civil, or political, is the lawful power in the individual to exercise his corresponding rights. It is greatly favored in law.

The real demon is success-the anxieties engendered by this quest are relentless, degrading, corroding. What is worse, there is no end to this escalation of desire.

Power makes gods. Virtue makes martyrs.

You can criticize something you strive for, and you can avoid something you dream about.

We never ask the meaning of life when we are in love.

Look, really look, at how beautiful this day is. Let go of the worries and anxieties and judgments, and see the beauty.

What inspires me is when I see something and I say, "I can do that too!"