Science burrows its insulted head in the filth of slaughterous inventions.

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.

Long only for what you have.

Musician jokes are a kind of joke that usually have to do with how much money someone makes. Musicians are always starving, so they're really mean to each other about who makes what.

The art of conversation consist as much in listening politely, as in talking agreeably.

I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.

Television is very different than working on film. With films, you get to develop a set of characters, and then, at the end of the film, you have to throw them away.

My mother gave me a choice. She said, 'Would you like to take singing lessons or piano.' I'm glad I chose piano.

The eternal salvation of a single soul is more important than anything else you will ever achieve in life.

It's in the silence that your problems just dissolve. Try it. It really works.

I never read a book if I'm auditioning for a film based on it. I like to stick to the script only because that's exactly what I have to play.

Something cannot be made out of nothing. Nor can something be made to go back to nothing.