A man must know his destiny.

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't.

I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.

A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Fear kills more people than death.

It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They may have slowed down my writing for a while, but when I did write, I had more of a self to speak from.

No one is born on Mt. Cleverest. We all have to travel up there!

A peaceful mind is not a matter of doing, but of being.

If you think a lot of the comments made tonight are not funny but are immature and tasteless that's only because the sense of humor is the first thing to go.

Humility means coming to the root of the matter, honestly looking at yourself and saying: "This is me for better or for worse."

Celebration is best done in the company of others who can rejoice with us over God's goodness.

The Universe is a masterpiece of abundance.

There are a lot of ways that investment banking models work, but these risks are not internalized by the people that are taking them.

To govern was to serve, not to rule.

Love is not consolation, it is light.