When you leave off dreaming, the universe ceases to exist.

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.

There’s an idea that hell is other people. My idea is that it might be repetition.

I wish I was a shredder that could play everything, but I don't have the patience.

I wanted to know how humans came up with a view of the world that had so little magic in it. I needed to understand how they convinced themselves that magic wasn’t important.

Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.

I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.

What I have found is that real friends stand by you.

The natural laws of the universe are inviolable... what you say and do determines what happens in your life... You are the master of your life and death. What you do is what you are.

The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.

Love's scary, and sometimes it's transient. But it's worth the risks and the nerves. It's even worth the pain.

God is an iron... and that's a hot one.