Everybody has always underrated the Russians. They keep their own secrets alike from foe and friends.

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.

We are not always right

If I could go back and say one thing to my younger self it would be: YOU ARE NOT FAT.

Illuminate your path to a greater success.

I now see the necessity of a beginning.

I think the film gives you a picture of a person. It gives you a complete picture.

One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.

Reality is not the world as you perceive it. Reality is the world perceived through enlightenment. It's the same world; but it's not the same world.

The stupidity of the American voter is exceeded only by its slovenliness.

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

Maybe I was naive, but I thought the whole point of being an MP was to scrutinise legislation and improve it.