“Criticism is easier to take when you realize that the only people who aren’t criticized are those who don’t take risks.”

Politicians can’t manage. All they can do is talk.

Always try to learn from other people’s mistakes, not your own- it is much cheaper that way!

I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

The 1990’s sure aren’t like the 1980’s.

Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the ability to act effectively, in spite of fear.

Our country, our people, and our laws have to be our top priority.

It is easier to ask for money when you don’t need the money.

A tiny leak can sink a ship.

If I don’t get along with Democrats, I’m sort of, like, out of business.

Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.

You do your job, you keep your job. Do it well, you get a better job.

Watch, listen, and learn. You can’t know it all yourself. Anyone who thinks they do is destined for mediocrity.

We’ll get our nation back to work, and we will build our glorious future with American hands and American grit and American pride!

I will be phenomenal to the women. I mean, I want to help women.

The more government takes in taxes, the less incentive people have to work.

Always think positively and expect the best.

The ambitious are criticized by those that have given up.

Romanticism has never been properly judged. Who was there to judge it? The critics!

The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.

Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.

A good scientist values criticism almost higher than friendship: no, in science criticism is the height and measure of friendship.

I’ve been in politics long enough to expect criticism and hostility. But I was unprepared for the hatred I get from Christians. Why do Christians hate so much?.

Particularly as a writer, it is my job to ignore social critics, or the response that social critics might have when it comes to the opinions of my characters, the way they talk, or anything that can happen to them.

Being busy is a form of laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.