You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

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.

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.

If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty, you have no brain.

Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.

I know my mom always likes to give the over-the-top 'wow' pieces at baby showers.

But I also directed Jack Barrymore and Ronald Colman and James Stewart, to name a few.

My father pulled into Pearl Harbor four days after the bombing, and he said, everything was still burning. He said they never told the public how bad it was. It was really bad.

That's the great thing about the 'Sin City' movies. Each little slot is incredibly meaningful, and each character has their own moment.

Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.

At its root, this is what faith is. It is not believing in God. It's believing God.

Only with the death it comes what's new, if the germen doesn't die, the plant will not be born.

All time is is how much change you can pack into a second.