Duty is ours; the consequences are the Lord God's

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.

Faith is expressed in love.

They disagreed always about this, but it did not matter. She liked him to believe in scholarships, and he liked her to be proud of Andrew whatever he did.

Jesus paid for our sins, so let's get our money's worth.

The novel as we knew it in the nineteenth century was killed off by Proust and Joyce.

Influence is the key word in any definition of leadership.

How could you deal with a creature as devious as woman.

My greatest fortune was that I was ordered to take up art for the good of my health

A thick stick in one's hand makes people respectful.

Civilization is not by means an easy thing to attain to. There are only two ways by which man can reach it. One is by being cultured, the other by being corrupt.

Jessica Lange in Frances... was dramatic and passionate and one of the strongest performances I've seen a woman do