Even the greatest of all strategists must occasionally take into account the presence of an enemy.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.

The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.

Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.

Get mad, then get over it.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

Time felt slower when we do nothing but wait.

She was ... unhappy. It was part of her, you could not separate her from it. She was sad the way a horse is strong or a bird flies.

There is something very unique in American iconography about this notion of the pursuit of happiness.

It sounds bad, but they don't care about your age if you're famous.

Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.

The only things people can ever know about you are the ones that you let them see

I may buy the Alamo and give it back to Mexico.

Take off your armor; dare to be vulnerable, dare to unwrap yourself, and dare yourself to be yourself.

If you're not embarrassed when you ship your first version, you waited too long.

America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago.