Don't say it's impossible! Turn your command over to the next officer. If he can't do it, I'll find someone who can, even if I have to take him from the ranks!

My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me.

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

Duty is ours; consequences are God's.

I want my army to be an army of the living God.

The only winner today is big business.

Never take counsel of your fears.

People who are anxious to bring on war don't know what they are bargaining for; they don't see all the horrors that must accompany such an event.

There are but few commanders who properly appreciate the value of celerity.

You may be whatever you resolve to be.

We must make this campaign an exceedingly active one. Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength.

It’s best to have a small boat of friends where everyone rows than an ark of friends where no one does. At least you’re getting somewhere.

Things'll get worse before they get better.

Killing is for those with a sick mind.

I only wanted to help my people.

What's funny for me is that I made a lot of the music I make with intentions of it being a song you listen to, to chill out.

Without artists, the sublime idea men have of the universe would collapse with dizzying speed.

You're a lot better off being scared than being bored.

There is no realism without an element of idealism.

The word happiness exists in every language; it is plausible the thing itself exists.

No, I'm a man with a rule. People leave me alone, I leave them alone. If they don't, I don't.