Solitary trees if they grow at all grow strong.

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.

Get out of your own way... What we call 'lack of willpower' is actually just losing an argument with an outdated version of yourself.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

The secret to beauty is simple - be who you are.

She was nice. Nice is good.

A "good" family, it seems, is one that used to be better.

Bisexuals need to recognize that their being closeted is a huge contributing factor to the hostility they face.

Nobody would ever think, "Oh, get into acting so you can live the straight and narrow path," but it gave me a sense of discipline and focus.

Go on, hitch a ride on the back of a butterfly. There's no better way to fly.

The only true corrective of Constitutional abuses is education.

If you want to be seen as courageous by some and hated by others, just say what you really think.