The maxim, "Nothing prevails but perfection," may be spelled PARALYSIS.

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.

You can't act like a skunk without someone's getting wind of it.

Failure has been my best friend as a writer. It tests you, to see if you have what it takes to see it through.

Evolution is, as well as smarter than we are, infinitely more callous and cruel, and also capricious.

If you have spent two years in bed trying to wiggle your big toe, everything else seems easy.

Patience is important, and also, if you don't want to do it, don't do it. But if you do, do. That's a general rule in how I live my life.

In the name of religion, we force widowhood upon our three lakh girl-widows who could not understand the import of the marriage ceremony.

I know I would have had a lot more trophies in my cabinet if I went with him [Sir Alex Ferguson].

I mean, I grew up an athlete training and training and training. So I kind of have that mentality.

I don't take myself too seriously. I think that's something so many actors and people in general tend to do.