Is the only lesson of history to be that mankind is unteachable?

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.

I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor - to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.

O Lord God

For Art may err but Nature cannot miss.

I cant duplicate my own successes, because part of the creation of that effect is making something happen that you didn't expect

Take away all your labels and you are the Infinite Being.

When I get down on my knees, it is not to pray.

My mentors grow old and foolish. I am afraid.

This is what you learned in college," the narrator tells you early on. "A man desires the satisfaction of his desire; a woman desires the condition of desiring.

Poverty, many can endure with dignity. Success, how few can carry off, even with decency and without baring their innermost infirmities before the public gaze!

Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion!