It is conceivable that I might well be reborn as a Chinese coolie. In such case I should lodge a protest.

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.

If you're gonna burn a bridge behind you, make sure you've crossed it first.

Losses are comparative imagination only makes them of any moment.

Diversity of thought and culture and religion and ideas has been the strength of America.

For better or worse, intelligence can come to nothing when emotions hold sway.

If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common software environment for all of them.

The voter is basically dumb and lazy. The reason I became a Democratic operative instead of a Republican was because there were more Democrats that didn’t have a clue than there were Republicans.

Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowd

Listen carefully to what country people call mother wit. In those homely sayings are couched the collective wisdom of generations.

I often pray, though I'm not really sure Anyone's listening; and I phrase it carefully, just in case He's literary.

Forgiveness doesn't mean we have to pretend someone didn't hurt us.