Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't.

I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.

A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Fear kills more people than death.

Try not to waste your entire life working just to earn a paycheck. Seek to discover what your true passion in life is, and start working on turning it into an empire of your own.

Take time to deliberate but when the time for action arrives stop thinking and go in.

My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush stroke of beauty on the villain.

You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.

One must not mistake majority for truth.

You lose your anonymity just like a helium balloon with a string. Therefore people are going to have their own opinion and they're going to write in whatever clever manner they desire

Essien Udom is a Nigerian. At present he's a professor at Ibadan University.

The more I invested in myself, the kinder I was to myself and the more I understood myself.

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

Bolts are the murder of the impossible.