Never stand so high upon a principle that you cannot lower it to suit the circumstances.

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 I was made of cake I'd eat myself before somebody else could.

L'artGreen arsenic smeared on an egg-white cloth, Crushed strawberries! Come, let us feast our eyes.

I must warn you that the books I like are not necessarily the ones I think are the best. I like them for various reasons not always easy to explain.

I'd rather feel something for real than pretend it's not what it is. Which Zen guy said "If you want to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water"?

The secret of architectural excellence is to translate the proportions of a dachshund into bricks, mortar and marble.

That overflowing feeling became love. But I don't sing for Ren's sake. I sing for myself everyday.

Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing.

Poetry, and the principle of Self, of which money is the visible incarnation, are the God and the Mammon of the world.

I'm hoping there's an afterlife. As you get older, you hope even more fervently.

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