The vistas of possibility are only limited by the shortness of life.

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.

Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.

Children are the greatest philosophers : the questions that children ask require the deepest of thoughts and the longest of reflections on life!

i dream nights and girls like tigers, claws and teeth on both.

My dream is that every child has enough food to eat, good medical care, and the chance to go to school and even attend college.

You hurt the ones that I love best and cover up the truth with lies. One day you'll be in the ditch, flies buzzin' around your eyes.

Your ambition outweighed your talent

The Mill gets by going.

One does not allow the plumbers to decide the temperature, depth and timing of a bath.

It is a great mistake to say that the Chinese are not hospitable. A more graceful, hearty hospitality than that of the Chinese I have met in no land.

I enjoyed being anonymous.