Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

it is better to act and repent than not to act and regret.

Like water leaking through a dam, " said Piper."Yeah, " smiled Percy. "We've got a dam hole.""What?" Piper asked."Nothing, " he said. "Inside joke.

The thought of you makes my heart melt.

Repentance is a softening of ones heart and a realigning of ones affections.

Worrying about the future is like trying to eat the hole in a doughnut. It's munching on what isn't.

What good it does one to have a hearty, uncontrollable fit of laughter.

In every issue there are winners are losers, and the losers are plenty.

You invest yourself in what you believe can succeed.

To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance

I have no question that Newt Gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement.

[On book promotion:] The reward for writing well appears to be not to be able to do it for a long time.