The short words are best, and the old words, when short, are the best of all.

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.

Take not a minute for granted, because that minute can never be replaced.

Perfect is boring: Beauty is irregular.

A sucker has no business with money in the first place.

The best part of chronic head lice is it takes away your fear of dying alone.

We've sort of agreed that the account of Adam and Eve is a story.

Conversion is a daily thing.

I want my songs to be heard by everyone.

I would love to direct videos and that's what it keeps moving towards, but I have to stop being scared in order to do that.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

We know Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin as politicians, but they felt that science was something everyone should have a knowledge of.