I don't employ Talleyrand when I want a thing done, but only when I want to have the appearance of wanting to do it.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

My mouth is not talking, my fingers are!

Though the heart may be cracked wide, pain can still seep in.

It’s not the quality of the answers that changes our lives, it’s the quality of the question

Used to keep my thinking in a box, I realized it was confining Broke it down decided I was more than the limits others placed on me~bns

I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves.

I will raise my voice as long as God gives me sound or ability, against this Communistic idea that the Government will take care of us all, and everything belongs to the government. It is wrong!

Everybody who really does what he is capable of, is a hero

Burning hearts are not nourished by empty heads

A writer's subconscious is one of the filthiest places there are: as a matter of fact, you can find the whole world there.

I listened to a lot of Joni Mitchell in high school. She was sort of an inspiration to me. I think she's a great lyricist, and she makes interesting choices.