Hatred plays the same part in government as acid in chemistry.

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.

I have long believed that what most affects a child is not the divorce, per se, but how it is handled

But a multitude of people, even the two hundred million of the Chinese empire, cannot subsist without civil government.

Cease, rude Boreas, blustering railer! List, ye landsmen all, to me; Messmates, hear a brother sailor Sing the dangers of the sea.

Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.

Any sort of political correctness needs to be swept out of the way

I take the kids skiing every year, and my husband doesn't always go. The way I grew up, that's very normal. My mom would take us skiing, but my dad hates cold weather.

I tell people this: It's hard to write about walking in the park, but it's easy to write about a breakup.

I derive a tremendous amount of pride in developing places that everyday people can experience. I like to create beauty in everyday lives.

When people think it's successful, I'm grateful. When they don't - OK, I'll try again.

You can't be grateful for something you feel entitled to.