Where my reason, imagination or interest were not engaged, I would not or I could not learn.

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 real beauty of a house is always the happiness inside that house!

I believe in the bible. I believe in the one true God. I believe he is the one true God because he's the only one that loved me enough to actually take action in my life.

There aren't nearly enough worldly mansions for the kind folks who deserve them.

The more you read the gospel, the more you understand God.

There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write 'damnation' with your fingers.

Tolerance is a virtue of people who don't believe in anything anymore.

Being a down-to-earth type of individual, I feel like I can connect with people on a different level, versus the GOD-like pedestal that people tend to put us on.

What I tell people is be the best version of yourself in anything that you do. You don't have to live anybody else's story.

The decision on the right balance between competition and investment can no longer be solely a national issue.

America, to me, is freedom.