It is wonderful how well men can keep secrets they have not been told.

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.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity

A woman who does not guard and treasure herself cannot be of very much value to anyone else.

Tomorrow your reputation has to be made again.

It is probably not a good idea to ask someone to expound a position they do not accept and do not feel they even fully understand.

If he could only see how small a vacancy his death would leave, the proud man would think less of the place he occupies in his lifetime.

I never liked my own species.

I'd the upbringing a nun would envy. Until I was fifteen I was more familiar with Africa than my own body.

It's just simple: just keep fighting and keep believing, try not to show weakness out there.

The specialist is one who never makes small mistakes while moving toward the grand fallacy.

We don't think about it, but it has a tremendous effect. But these are things you don't see right in front of your eyes. You need to think about them a little, to see what the consequences are.