It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it.

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.

If someone tells you that they’re called “blueberries” because they’re berries and they’re blue—believe them.

The memories of walks...are hitched on to particular times and places

We can heal. Perhaps we can return to that same place we once stood, when we were both young and innocent.

I've been a feminist since I was a teenager, but originally it was because I wanted to make the world a better place for me.

We consider ourselves the luckiest fans on the face of the Earth.

I have tons of rescuing fantasies based on the movies I saw when I was growing up. I wanted to be Robin Hood and the Three Musketeers and the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Goodbyes were impossible, unless you didn't realize you were saying them.

I love good romantic comedies. There just aren't a lot of them. But, I love comedies, and I'll never stop doing them.

Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.

Books are the best type of the influence of the past.