What is adequacy? Adequacy is no standard at all.

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.

You're not right in the head, and nor am I, and this is why....this is why I like you.

Today, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that it's much more partisan and much more divided.

One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.

Nobody who gets enough food and clothing in a world where most are hungry and cold has any business to talk about 'misery.'

It takes a minimum of six people, working in close harmony, to successfully flush a nautical toilet. That's why those old ships carried such large crews.

I don't like money very much, but it calms my nerves.

I think what I've learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from.

Sweat has the power to end a pity party in such a way that even the hostess is happy.

Everything that people say is testable.

Wherever a man comes, there comes revolution. The old is for slaves.