All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

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.

Let go of your hate. It's not too late.

This, he knew, was courage, the truest, ultimate courage, because there was no one here to sympathize or praise him for it. What he felt was felt without the hope of commendation.

Education is a process of unlearning and learning.

Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man.

I missed New York. Every break I had from the series, I'd fly back to the East Coast just to get back onstage.

I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words.

Family is not always the people with whom you share DNA. Sometimes, family is the person who fights the hardest for your happiness.

The Kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but that doesn't mean you can't have meat and drink in the Kingdom!

It's not like I wake up and songs flow out of me.

Wealth, taste and leisure can bring many things but they do not bring happiness.