“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.”

Keep calm and carry on.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Never abandon life. There is a way out of everything except death.

It is better to do something than to do nothing while waiting to do everything.

Personally, I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

If you want to discover new oceans, you must first have the courage to leave shore.

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

I always try to do the unexpected in a novel way.

People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they?

In order to be irreplaceacle, one must always be different.

Time heals all wounds, and you will come back better and stronger.

Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.

The things that make me different are the things that make me.

There are two ways you can go with pain: You can let it destroy you or you can use it as fuel to drive you.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.