Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

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.

Lend me your ears and you can borrow my mind

There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage-in controlling something, period.

Love doesn’t exist, you see. It’s just another shadowy figure that goes bump in the night.

Don't lose faith. Be strong in spirit.

They had slept in the shelter of the ruins, though neither of them really got true rest.

I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.

Whether on'e special emphasis is global warming or child welfare, the cause is the same cause. And justice comes from the same place being human comes from: compassion.

After everything he'd built, planned, fought for, fretted over, dreamed of, this was the summation of his life; one disappointing son and two suitcases.

Only those who have dared to let go can dare to re-enter.

Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.