I have got an infamous army, very weak and ill-equipped, and a very inexperienced staff.

Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.

Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.

We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France.

I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me.

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'.

The hardest thing of all for a soldier is to retreat.

Educate men without religion and you make them clever devils.

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life.

The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink.

When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.

Reading is one of the best ways to bond with your child. Bond this Christmas with “It’s Not About You, Mr. Santa Claus

I'm left staring up at the night sky the only roof left because to many memories are drowning me.

The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary.

Find a way to express yourgratitude for the wealthand abundance in your life.

An understanding is perhaps better than an alliance, which may stereotype arrangements which cannot be regarded as permanent in view of the changing circumstances from day to day.

Some comics don't like it when people talk during the set, and it does get a little bit annoying after awhile, but I basically let people dictate what jokes I'm going to do.

Parents are heroes already - all they have to do is start acting like it.

February is just plain malicious. It knows your defenses are down.

I should be writing a poem every morning but I'm not.