Things don't happen to me. I happen to things!

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.

The only weapon you are allowed to kill anyone with is kindness.

This was fun. We should find out we're still married more often.""Why, so every day can be a special new plunge into hell?""Nobody I'd rather burn with than you, babe.

Healthy self-esteem rests upon a strong foundation of core values and an inclination to act and speak in alignment with those values.

From a personal point of view I want some medals because that is what you aim for when you start out playing.

The highest cannot be spoken; it can only be acted.

Even the most despotic government cannot stand except for the consent of the governed.... Immediately the subject ceases to fear the despotic force, his power is gone.

A song is a song and, if I am emotionally connected to do it, whether it is sad or not sad, I am going to chase that song.

I doubt that I will get involved with politics. That's something I don't have in me.

It's much more fun to be ugly.

Julie always tried to stand beside me, or talk to me, or in some other way mortify me.