People who are not prepared to do unpopular things and defy the clamor of the multitude are not fit to be ministers in time of difficulty.

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.

Historically, nature has been very good at surprising us.

If you're not parenting on purpose, don't be surprised when you get chaos from the children.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence and then Success is sure.

Strive to be the best and you may succeed: he may well win the race that runs by himself.

We knew that we were kind of odd and creeps, and we wanted to do odd, creepy stuff for people who wanted to see that.

I like things that don't look like you're in control. It's like life itself. You just learn how to benefit from accidents and chances that you take.

The idea that people are incapable of making up their own minds about people is something that Obama and his party live with every day.

I've never really been one to stop and smell the roses.

I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself.

An unshared life is not living. He who shares does not lessen, but greatens, his life.