Jackson was not a religious man when he came to Lexington.

It was not war, it was murder.

Our gloomy Presbyterian ideas encourage fear of God, not love for him.

But the admiration for Jackson was by no means confined to his own soldiers and to his own section.

There was a nuisance in the service known as the army correspondent.

We were lavish of blood in those days, and it was thought to be a grand thing to charge a battery or an earth-work lined with infantry.

Those who have happy homes seldom turn out badly.

Let our children be taught love love love.

Train our children to love God.

When there is no argument [dispute] over a talk, it is called ‘Principle’.

You can't be creative without criticism. If your life is without critics then maybe you are painting your life's masterpiece with only a broken brown crayon.

We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves.

India has been directionless due to lack of leadership.

It does not take long to tell where a man's treasure is. In fifteen minutes' conversation with most men, you can tell whether their treasures are on the earth or in Heaven.

To be honest, I wouldn't mind one last jaunt through the old orifice.

I love where I'm from. I don't live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It's what's inside, it's not what's outside that determines the culture and the feeling.

Negative books can be bestsellers, but seldom classics.

We can't predict the future.

Human life is limited but I would like to live forever.