The way to achieve happiness is to try for perfection that is impossible to achieve, and spend the rest of your life trying to achieve it.

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.

Some dreams really do come true. That said, most dreams are weird as shit.

They make money the old-fashioned way. They inherit it.

Art is everywhere, and everywhere is art.

I never feel like I've done good enough. That's why I'm always so excited about working because I gotta keep pushing myself to do better work, to do great work.

Nothing is as dangerous for the state as those who would govern kingdoms with maxims found in books.

Those who think themselves secure are more exposed to danger than any others. The armor-bearer of sin is self-confidence .

Charter schools are public schools. They're paid for publicly and they're part of the public system. They just have a more independent structure.

It's my crusade to help women feel good about themselves.

Ninety per-cent of what we worry about never happens, yet we worry and worry. What a horrible way to go through life! What a horrible thing to do to your colon!

Music is not supposed to be nationalist. It is supposed to surpass language barriers. It is about generations communicating with each other.