It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than it is to apply them.

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.

A beautiful mind is like a beautiful path! The more you travel with it, the more you find peace and happiness!

Not smoking is not an achievement. Like virginity, it comes standard.

Nothing is my last word on anything.

My life has no purpose no direction no aim no meaning and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?

While Donald Trump said, well, our plan won't be exactly like the House Republican plan, the closer it is to that plan, the less likely it is to increase the deficit.

I've got a girl that I love so, hey Loddy Loddy Lo.

There is no substitute for a clear vision and a decisive direction.

We were trained from cartoons. Everything who was on the screen was chosen. Anything who was not there was deliberately not there.

I want to pave my own path artistically.

A play's got to be a dramatic event, not a lyrical event. It's not music, it's not poetry, it's not dance, it's not narrative - it's dramaticit's about conflict. It's about forces coming together.