When told by a helpful aide that his flies were undone he replied 'Young man, there is no harm in leaving the cage door open if the bird is dead!

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.

My heart does not desire what my eyes does not admire.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer.

I don't compose. I assemble materials.

Sometimes you just have to let people escape with their good intentions intact.

Nights were the worst. I'd try to get some sleep, only to be thrown out of bed and dragged out into the compound for another game of "Let's whack Bobby in the dark!" - Bobby Pendragon, RoZ

She was mine and not-mine all at once. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and the most terrifying.

So many old and lovely things are stored in the world's attic because we don't want them around us and we don't dare throw them out.

What we refer to as 'death' is just a set of symptoms that have proven resistant to treatment.

Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames

One does not question a miracle.