Appeasement is feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last.

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.

Excessively sweet praise can rot your ego over time.

I was looking for the people who were making the music inside the cabinet. I would look in there and see if I could find somebody who was making all this wonderful music.

The only power our problems can have over us is the power we give to them.

Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have.

It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.

This is one of the toughest divisions and I’m going to be champion.

Human nature will find itself only when it fully realizes that to be human it has to cease to be beastly or brutal.

The music of lovers is not generally appreciated by lovers of music.

Extreme Makeover... they help people that are uncomfortable in their own skin. They really change lives.