The opposition occupies the benches in front of you, but the enemy sits behind you

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.

To the degree we're not living our dreams, our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves.

The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.

I think that of my 21 symphonies, each has its own place.

The [35mm] camera is for life and for people, the swift and intense moments of life.

My hair is not really white; it's kind of grayish, and I don't like the color. So I make it totally white with Klorane dry shampoo. That is the best thing to do because my hair is always clean.

There is no greater call to service than that of our brave men and women who serve our country in combat across the globe.

Once you get a tyranny, you don't easily get rid of it. Much better to remember about eternal vigilance.

Sitting here now today, I can forgive a lot of the English people because it only takes a hand full of bad people to do something stupid like that and it can make the whole country look bad.

Whereas our grandparents lived as if they had swallowed gyroscopes, we think and act as if we have swallowed Gallup polls.

Sometimes, the person who could make you happiest is the one who waits patiently in the wings.