The true guide of life is to do what is right.

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 Aphrodite chills at home in Cyprus for most of the year, then Fez must be the goddess’s playground.

Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless.

In the vastness of the Cosmos there must be other civilizations far older and more advanced than ours.

Conscious evolution begins as we take responsibility for clearing our own obstructions.

Both the Bush people and [Barack] Obama people had no problem working with the holdovers. They weren't out to get them.

I wanted to make an album that melodically people can connect to; something that reflects our times and the kinds of difficulties we face.

Few sons attain the praise Of their great sires and most their sires disgrace.

If I obey Jesus Christ in the seemingly random circumstances of life, they become pinholes through which I see the face of God.

Love is easy, and I love writing. You can't resist love. You get an idea, someone says something, and you're in love.

In this world of change naught which comes stays and naught which goes is lost.