Painting a picture is like trying to fight a battle.

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.

You do not need to think about a month, you need to plan the day

The fullness of potential is a lifetime of self -seeking for the best of being.

There are only two things that are absolute realities love and knowledge and you can't escape them.

But long story short, I didn't start doing stand-up because I wanted to have a TV show or be an actor or even wanted to write sketch comedy. I got into stand-up because I love stand-up.

You know what I gave to Russia? You know what I gave? Nothing.

There's the kind of people like me, who spent years in India, have learned Sanskrit, have done this work deeply - they probably say for lifetimes - now interfacing [with the mainstream].

Osama Bin Laden is not going to come here and destroy America. Our education system is doing that just fine.

Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.

I'm not going to be a rebel and offend anybody, but I'm not going to live in somebody else's image.

First, by 2020, North America will be energy independent by taking full advantage of our oil and coal and gas and nuclear and renewables.