We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.

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 quest for learning is the quest for self-discovery.

The most sacred thing is to be able to shut your own door.

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I will not be just a tourist in the world of images just watching images passing by which I cannot live in make love to possess as permanent sources of joy and ecstasy.

In all the movies I'm in love with someone in my head. There's always love in a film somewhere. It doesn't matter even if it's an action movie.

I was always annoyed by too much explaining.

Maybe it's not as important to you as it was for me, but that's not for you to decide.

I got this feeling I'm gonna die before I get old. I don't know why. I just have this feeling.

There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.