Socialism would gather all power to the supreme party and party leaders, rising like stately pinnacles above their vast bureaucracies of civil servants no longer servants, no longer civil.

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.

sometimes a man must fight so hard for life that he doesn't have time to live it.

Too much church and too less Jesus is dangerous, it can transform you into a religious person.

I find people confusing.

Flirting and foreplay came easy to Erica. Before she’d turned twenty, Erato awakened inside her. Erato was the Greek Muse of Lyrics… and Erotic Poetry. She had a gift for inspiring passion.

All this seeing.All this relentless taking in.

People's blessings give you the power to work tirelessly. The only thing required is commitment.

Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.

I always seemed to be in the right place at the wrong time.

We could raise prodigious cities and create nations, and explore the universe.

For lonely people, rain is a chance to be touched.