There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be 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.

Savor the starry night, your child's laughter, the morning walk, the nightly study, the daily routines and the bold espresso.

Heat madam! It was so dreadful that I found there was nothing for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones.

When the conspiracy of lies surrounding me demands of me to silence the one word of truth given to me, that word becomes the one word I wish to utter above all others.

While all Alawites fear vengeance against their entire community should Assad fall, there are varying degrees of loyalty to the Assads.

If his voice hasn't been the melody of my life, it's been the bass line, so subtle you don't notice it until it's missing.

Cats love one so much - more than they will allow. But they have so much wisdom they keep it to themselves.

Regrets about the journey, maybe, but not the destination.

As the master so the valet.

I was very shy and very reserved as a child, very, very introvert.

Be yourself & stand out because that's what makes you different.