Who is not liberal when young, does not have a heart. Who is not conservative when old, does not have a brain.

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.

from my chair i can see the street and it seems depressing

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

Every crossroad in life has four options – quit, adapt, proceed, or accept, but quitting is a dead-end.

I was promising myself strength.I had to write it, say it, make the effort and fake it before I actually believed I could do it.

I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.

Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.

Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being.

When I was a freshman in high school, my drama teacher, an incredible, inspirational genius, the guy who got me into acting, he encouraged me to get the lead in a musical. They didn't have any guys.

One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as well.

I get a craving like I fiend for nicotine. But I don't need a cigarette, know what I mean?