[Should Britain fail, then the entire world would] sink into the abyss of a new dark age made more sinister ... by the lights of perverted science.

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.

She's known sadness. That's what it is. I only just thought that as I wrote it. She's known sadness, and it has made her kind.

The grace and blessing of God is sufficient to carry us through the storms of life. With persistence and determination, victory awaits us at end of the journey.

And then, just as quickly, the clouds returned, leaving us to walk by faith, not by sight.

Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day.

I used to spend hours at night, downstairs, in front of the only full-length mirror in the house, standing on the table working out what I would wear to school the next day.

O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing wound thee sore!

Mathematics may, like poetry or music, "promote and sustain a lofty habit of mind."

And the actors tend not to want to watch themselves very often. I'm one of those guys.

The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.

If we're in a bubble, it's the weirdest bubble I've ever seen, where everybody hates everything.