Peace will not be preserved by pious sentiments.

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.

THE JOURNEY WILL BE MORE PLEASANT AND THE CHALLENGES WILL BE ADVENTURES IF YOU DO WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO IN LIFE .

I do believe that we are to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute you. I believe that there is power and strength in that.

The truth is there are two hundred white women raped in America by a black man for every one black woman raped by whites.

I hate, loathe, and despise Christmas. It's a time when single people have to take cover or get out of town.

How I work is that I write a story I'd like to read. Then you fly to Paris or Sydney and the interviewers talk about the greater significance of your work.

Children should be like waffles--you should be able to throw the first one away.

Maybe a vague president and an incompetent and somewhat corrupt administration is what the nation needs.

Your life is a treasure and you are so much more than you know.

I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.

Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay out for observation.