I'm too busy. I have no time for worry.

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.

Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.

Indeed a lie is often more plausible than the truth. "Almost" always. The truth, of course, is never very plausible.

His princess was dusty.

Without an end to the burning of fossil fuels, coal especially, most of us will live shorter lives. I'm hopeful, but very, very concerned.

L.A. is a place people come to for all sorts of reasons, often to reinvent themselves, and that fascinates me.

To me, no matter what we do, we all strive for that experience.

Since I was small, when I was in school, I was a business girl. I would buy things to sell, gums for three cents, things like that.

The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand, and touch another person.

For in a dearth of comforts, we art taught To be contented with the least.