In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.

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.

O God! that bread should be so dear And flesh and blood so cheap!

Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues.

My name is Clark, and I have come out to see what you brave fellows are doing in Kentucky and to lend you a helping hand, if necessary.

I suppose our capacity for self-delusion is boundless.

How can you be lonely? You've got yourself, haven't you? If you ever lose yourself, then you'll really be lonely.

I wan’t a girl who is fun and loves adventure.

I don't even notice the advertisement that comes up on my screen. I'm a smart person and it's just something I've just blacked out because it doesn't seem right to me.

I'm surprised that the fight was kind of easy.

My glass is not only half-full, it holds five-hundred-dollar-a-bottle Dom Perignon champagne.

It's really never fair to judge people because none of us know what's going on inside anyone else's head.