Quotes to inspire and reflect

Some people get an education without going to college. The rest get it after they get out.

The truth hurts, but silence kills.

Those who do not read have no advantage over those who cannot read.

Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eyewitness.

In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

We have the best government that money can buy.

If ignorance is bliss, why isn't the world happier?

Congress: America's only true criminal class.

Temper is what gets most of us into trouble. Pride is what keeps us there.

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

Consider the average intelligence of the common man, then realize 50% are even stupider .

Some people bring joy wherever they go, and some people bring joy whenever they go.

The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it.

The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference .

Don't wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.

Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.

If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear.

Our lives, our liberty, and our property are never in greater danger than when Congress is in session.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

Never miss an opportunity to shut up.

Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires constant effort, vigilance and reevaluation.

Just because you’re taught that something’s right and everyone believes it’s right, it don’t make it right .

It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.

To be great, truly great, you have to be the kind of person who makes the others around you great.

There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press

The trouble with the world is not that people know too little; it's that they know so many things that just aren't so.

If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.

Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.

Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why .

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions.

When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see .

Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponent will do it for you.

I was educated once - it took me years to get over it.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot

People become concerned with being more humble than other people.

The source of all light is in the eye