Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising 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.

Practice what you preach and let people learn from you

Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be changed now.

I can't come, ' she said apologetically, 'I have forgotten how to fly.''I'll soon teach you again.''O Peter, don't waste the fairy dust on me.

I remembered Patel’s words, “Surrender is not giving up, it is worship.” “Show me how to step, ” I said, “so that it pleases you. Make me one with you and also this land. Be with me.

To say something nice about themselves this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do.

The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship.

People get stupid when they're in love; people want what they can't have; and the years between ages twelve and eighteen always, always suck.

Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. . . . Peace comes through hope.

Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released.

The most we can get out of life is its discipline for ourselves, and its usefulness for others.