I'd rather be right than consistent.

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.

If Charles Darwin reappeared today, he might be surprised to learn that humans are descended from viruses as well as from apes.

Think like the great, speak like the great, act like the great, and you will become like the great.

The financial elite already have the politicians in their pockets, as a result of their lobbying.

I sort of feel like people are not that honest about their own parenting. Take any teenage household; tell me there is not yelling and conflict.

The most common user action on a Web site is to flee.

Where is your sense of patriotism?" I keep it hid away safe, along with my sense of trust, Mr. Clent. I don't use 'em much in case they get scratched.

My voice has a quiver/ A quiver is where you keep arrows until you shoot them.

A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back. She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.

The six colors, including the white background, represent the colors of all the world's flags ... this is a true international emblem.

I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.