The soul of freedom is deathless; it cannot, and will not perish.

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.

If you want to sustain excellence over a long time, you'd better come up with a system that works well. Anyone can sprint for a little while, but you can't sprint for forty years.

Sometimes I feel sure he is as mad as a hatter and then, just as he is at his maddest, I find there is a method in his madness.

If I can remain excited about the music that I'm giving you, then you're damn sure going to be excited about it.

If you don't have your conviction you have to put your money where your mouth is.

I was always an artist. I was a broker to earn a living, but I was always thinking about my art.

Make personal growth a daily priority.

It's a complicated story [hoe I got into music ]. I actually wrote a book about it, titled For Sue.

If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory!

I never get my creativity flowing. I'm a pro, this is how I earn my living. If it don't flow, I don't eat.

The profuse phallic symbolism of chess provides some fantasy gratification of the homosexual wish, particularly the desire for mutual masturbation.