Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

I learned that good judgment comes from experience and that experience grows out of mistakes.

America today is running on the momentum of a godly ancestry, and when that momentum runs down, God help America.

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.

We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.

This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.

You cannot force a dry well to yield water.

I'm not perfect. Remember that, and try to forgive me when I fail you.

The story of getting there is greater than the story of being there. Wherever your there might be.

Beauty can be found in the most frightening of places. You just have to be open to the possibility that in truth, there's nothing to fear.

It’s hard to feel attracted to someone who has abandoned her sense of autonomy.

A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do.

I re-read a lot of my college writing while we were in rehearsals, and it was so strange. It was wonderful to go back and revisit that part of my life. It did kind of make me hungry for it again.

Death is dancing me ragged.

You can choose not to be interested in politics, but you can’t choose to be unaffected by it

However often you may have done them a favour, if you once refuse they forget everything except your refusal.