You must look at facts, because they look at you.

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.

Music fathoms the sky.

I'm sorry to say it, but it was hard on me to see life continue all around.

Some people think that they know our struggles, challenges and obstacles, but the truth is that they don't know half of them. This is why we should never allow others to define our lives for us.

I think I rescued myself.

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

Auguries are oft subtle...and dangerous - thou may deem they mean one thing when they mean something else altogether.

In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws.

The Room is a drama that is also a comedy that is also an existential cry for help that is finally a testament to human endurance.

Americans have a healthy stupidity. That lack of sophistication is a secret superpower.

The air crackled with the presage of lightning, and a heavy mist descended around them.