I will not go into a story unprepared. I will do my homework, and that's something I learned at an early age.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

I learned that good judgment comes from experience and that experience grows out of mistakes.

America today is running on the momentum of a godly ancestry, and when that momentum runs down, God help America.

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

It seems like people get afraid of a certain music if they can't pigeonhole it to their satisfaction... Good music is good music, and that should be enough for anybody.

Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.

What should be boundless is one's love of life, not one's love of art or knowledge.

Shy, what is it? I say it is intrigued by pride and hesitated by a feeling of being unworthy.

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way

We had enough chances to win the game. In fact we did win it.

I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame.

From the desert I come to thee, On a stallion shod with fire; And the winds are left behind In the speed of my desire.

Knowledge is recognizing what you know and what you don't.

This is our world and we need the same things to survive. If I'm making my life better and the circumstances of your life worse, that's terrible because in the end it will affect me, too.

The painter paints, the musician makes music, the novelist writes novels. But I believe that we all have some influence, not because of the fact that one is an artist, but because we are citizens.

Melancholy can be overcome only by melancholy.