The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable.

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.

Just because you can't act EVERYWHERE doesn't mean you don't act ANYWHERE. – Madeleine Albright

Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man. The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.

I don't live for the accolades. I'm more so about the music. Making it, and putting it out. Those are the two best feelings.

Money is like manure. If you spread it around, it does a lot of good, but if you pile it up in one place, it stinks like hell.

There ought to be a hall of fame for mamas / Creation's most unique and precious pearl / And heaven help us always to remember / That the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world

An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature.

I don't live in the past.

You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don't know the value of your own soul, it's all foolishness.

People can look at me any way they want to. If somebody meets me and hangs out with me, they can see what kind person I am. I can't change for people.

I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.