I think a curse should rest on me - because I love this war. I know it's smashing and shattering the lives of thousands every moment - and yet - I can't help it - I enjoy every second of it.

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.

It is at the edge of intelligence that wisdom awaits.

Vera had also hated lipstick, Marzipan and Lutherans - excluding her husband, but not her late mother-in-law. Most of all she hated being governed by anyone or anything.

The only thing approaching art in a movie is the script.

My father is a guy who will fight and he will fight for America and he's always fought for himself.

Selfliss giving rounds the edges in spiritual practice. Many people can meditate very well but they're still very egotistical.

Where do your greatest dangers lie?--In pity.

My dad was a big believer in treating people well, oftentimes even when he himself wasn't well.

When over the enemy's lines never forget your own line of retreat.

When I say R&B is dead, I'm pretty much saying the creativity is gone.

I dreamed that I was being raped by Freddy Mercury.