I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

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.

...writers are often the worst judges of what they have written.

I met death for the last time realizing that he, the creature I called, it because I did not want to believe came for me... Collecting.

Every day we encounter situations where we have to make a stand. Looking back, I could have not hand-picked a better song to be my first single.

It's no wonder there is a mad scramble for victim status on many campuses today. It confers authority and prestige.

You never know how bad a situation is going to be until you come out of it. But the nation has had two major hurricanes in [several] weeks, and we will be stronger because of it.

That man is always happy who is in the presence of something which he cannot know to the full, which he is always going on to know.

I also like men who have hands with big masculine veins that you can squish and move.

The pleasure of rooting for Goliath is that you can expect to win. The pleasure of rooting for David is that, while you don’t know what to expect, you stand at least a chance of being inspired.

The unfinished character of human beings and the transformational character of reality necessitate that education be an ongoing activity.

There are some things for which three words are three too many, and three thousand words that many words too less.