The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen's lives, and minds, than all the doctors in the Empire.

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.

Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.

Killing time is not murder, it is suicide.

We started filming in 1993 which was only four years after the fall of communism. The difference in Budapest over the last five years has been remarkable.

When 'tis an aven thing in th' prayin', may th' best man win ... an' th' best man will win.

In a political struggle, never get personal - else the dagger digs too deep.

I prefer big Oprah. I know Oprah wants to be skinny Oprah, but her head is too gigantic to fit on a skinny body. She has to accept that, like Kirstie Alley, she was meant to be... ahm... voluptuous!

Because of our routines we forget that life is an ongoing adventure.

No one country can confront them alone…the only way forward is together.

A funny thing happened on the way to the election - I got to the Senate first.

Shakespeare and Rembrandt have in common the faculty of quickening speculation and compelling the minds of men to combat and discussion.