England and the United States are natural allies, and should be the best of friends.

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

... anything is better than indecision. We must decide. If I am wrong, we shall soon find out and can do the other thing. But not to decide wastes both time and money and may ruin everything.

There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party.

The most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized.

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.

Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives.

Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians.

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

The will of the people is the best law.

... telling herself stories about herself in a singsong voice, creating her own mythology.

Sometimes siblings can get in each other's space.

If something is nice about you, usually one or two people will tell you. If something is foul about you, everyone will tell you.

Access to information and freedom of access to it may seem like a fundamental right but there are many people who think, rightly or wrongly, it is for your own good that it is hidden.

My dad will get a kick out of [Scary Movie 4]. I don't know if he'll love it but by now my family know what to expect from me. So it's no surprise.

You cannot walk on the water of hunger, misery, and death. You have to wade through to record them.

Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference.

Has our nation preserved, protected and defended the Constitution of the United States?

I've been through some dark times but I've experienced joy too. Now that joy can't be suppressed.

I cannot be a man with wishing, therefore I will die a woman with grieving.