An aphorism is true where it has fixed the impression of a genuine experience.

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.

Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics.

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.

It seems like people get afraid of a certain music if they can't pigeonhole it to their satisfaction... Good music is good music, and that should be enough for anybody.

Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.

God Give Us PeaceWithout Peace We Are Without Freedom

Seedy wasn't a fair description for the place, because seeds imply eventual regrowth and renewal.

The story I am going to tell has more than one beginning and without an end.

Western farmers were individualists cheifly in their dreams.

With love and patience, nothing is impossible.

Kissing someone is pretty intimate, actually very intimate, and your heart always kind of skips a beat before you do that.

All artists are protected by copyright... and we should be the first to respect copyright.

So many, though reluctant to admit it. Shun clever men, and rather suffer fools.

I don't think for this generation, but for my generation and my father's generation, men had difficulty in accessing emotion and then being able to talk about it.

Government's power to bully people who have broken no law is dangerous to all of us.