Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.

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.

The habit of wishing is only for those who aren't hungry enough for success.

My mother agreed to aid my abuse of alcohol but only if I promised never to tell my newly converted Mormon sister, whose identity I had stolen.

I teach our young men that respect is earned each day on the practice field, in the classroom, and how each young man lives his life.

Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.

The small force that it takes to launch a boat into the stream should not be confused with the force of the stream that carries it along: but this confusion appears in nearly all biographies.

This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.

When you meet a stranger, look at his shoes. Keep your money in your shoes.

It's easy to manipulate your children when they're absolutely sure you're stupid.

The Law likes to be argued with. Take away words and where is the Law? Silence always annoys it.

Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma or a hideous dream.