It is with deep grief I watch the clattering down of the British Empire with all its glories and all the services it has rendered to mankind.

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.

Police not enforcing laws results in a high crime rate that is formally reported as a low crime rate in police statistics.

I have got up at truly deplorable hours in the morning to confront Vancouver's Jack Webster on television because I have been told that is the place to get exposure for ideas.

Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It's supposed to be fun.

I do not think that safety should be bought at the cost of complicating the expression of good solutions to real-life problems.

The Great Commission is still the mission statement of the Church.

We live in a country where John Lennon takes eight bullets, Yoko Ono is walking right beside him and not one hits her. Explain that to me!

When you stand up for yourself, you are standing up for everyone who will follow your positive example!

Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.

To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same contempt for them all.

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.