Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.

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 you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money so that you won't have to work.

a masterpiece doesn't so much transcend its time as perpetuate it; it keeps its moment alive.

I meet so many people who are intimidated by arithmetic.

I did the 23 hour nose-route to the top of El Capitan in 6 hours and 18 minutes! I can make this work.

I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle.

Although we didn't invite Lucinda, she arrived anyway-with a gift. "No need," Char and I chimed together. "Remember when you were a squirrel," Mandy said.

Over the wine-dark sea.

It’s one thing to have guts; it’s another to be crazy.

Dreams are not theirs to take!

I think if you don't love people and aren't fascinated by them, you'll never succeed as a portrait photographer, because your pictures will look cold.