Free speech carries with it the evil of all foolish, unpleasant venomous things that are said but, on the whole, we would rather lump them than do away with them.

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.

The great value of lofty goals is the bigness they instill in you as you step-up to achieve them.

He smiles, and he's made of trouble. We should have dropped him in the Thames in a bag of stones. We should have left him out for the fairies.

You have to be strong enough to stand up for what you believe, even if you are standing alone.

The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music.

The fundamental way of getting public approval is to deserve it.

Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen.

Crying babies are like good intentions: Both should be carried out immediately!

Agribusinesses should never dictate the quality of school meals.

I have a lot of beautiful friends.

I've come to learn that there is a real difference between men and women. It's genetic.