The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'.

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.

Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.

That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.

Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for peace.

It only takes one lie to taint your entire testimony in a court of law. Honesty is a vital part of having a good reputation.

The kind of über-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, "Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny."

Who hath not heard the rich complain Of surfeits, and corporeal pain? He barr'd from every use of wealth, Envies the ploughman's strength and health.

The writer after all is only half the book, the other half is the reader.

To live by one man's will becomes the cause of all misery.

In the morn of life we are alert, we are heated in its noon, and only in its decline do we repose.