I was born under the Blue Ridge, and under that side which is blue in the evening light, in a wild land of game and forest and rushing waters.

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.

I myself am not afraid of ghosts

Peace is found when people stand for morality and rejectculture. Defend freedom at all costs and at all times and peacewill rule the world instead of tyrants.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

If u desire to grow in your relationship w God - don't do it alone. Find a community of people heading in the same direction.

Every question was like the snapping of a little thread about my heart.

I get older I get more cantankerous, but June [Hillary] gets a bit more cantankerous, too.

God is pleased continually to vary His mode of dealing with us, in order that we may not be tempted to trust in donors, or in circumstances, but in Him alone, and to keep our eye fixed upon Him.

Nobody forces you to work at Wal-Mart. Start your own business! Sell something to Wal-Mart!

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

If it sounds good as you say it, likely as not it'll sound good when an actor's saying it.