In Russia a man is called reactionary if he objects to having his property stolen and his wife and children murdered.

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.

The Sage's Wish: Like Sun, from the East, may you continue to rise, smile and shine.

In every parting there is an image of death.

Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history.

You can't get wet from the word 'water.'

I don't believe in anything and that makes me stronger than you think

The earth has Fates all her own. The earth has purpose. And we can only partially know what that purpose is.

I'm the expert when it comes to my paintings. I think all great painters have to have that confidence in what they are seeking and when they're getting there.

All are called to holiness, and holy people alone can renew humanity.

God and the afterlife and all that is certainly a subject that's interested me, and I think it interests me more the older that I get.

I want to put my vibe and my feel of music into an album and have people from different places around the world feel that and hear that.