To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a Squeezer pen - that is true happiness.

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 greater good has been defined as "the ends justify the means." The common good says that "liberty resides in the means.

Don’t just hope the big idea is going to come, make it happen

Listen to your instincts. It will guide you to the right path.

A beautiful dress may look beautiful on a hanger, but that means nothing. It must be seen on the shoulders, with the movement of the arms, the legs, and the waist.

When youre asked/told to come to Canberra by your Prime Minister, in the country I grow up in, you obey that.

In a society which really supported marriage the wife would be encouraged to go to the office and make love to her husband on the company's time and with its blessing.

[Hillary Clinton] and I are fine. Are we going to be besties for the rest of our lives? No.

As society evolves, people are interested in a new take on an old beloved story.

The waves have rolled upon me, the billows are repeatedly broken over me, yet I am not sunk down.

Is it possible to be too attractive?