A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up.

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.

Adversities are opportunities for a daring life.

In my mind, the men and women of NASA are history's modern pioneers. They attempt the impossible, accept failure, and then back to the drawing board while the rest of us stand back and criticize.

The smallest coffins are the heaviest.

The secret to desire in a long-term relationship

Can the water in the valleys ever stop and rest? When the water finally reaches the sea, it becomes great waves.

I look at my pictures, and I think, 'Well, how did I do that?

Speech is the mother, not the handmaid, of thought.

Being a lad is what I'm about.

We're divorced from my father because he did some mean and scary things to us.

I fear it as little as to drink a cup of tea.