Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.

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.

Small Actions Often Lead To Big Results

My God - it's a green child!" said the American. "What is this place - the House of Usher?

I wanted to be his dear, his darling.

I've always been mad about cats.

Many of the poems weave autobiographical elements with fabular or mythic materials.

Safety and happiness can only come from individuals, classes, and nations being honest and fair and kind to each other.

Sensibility is the power of woman.

When you've got a great business going, you go open another and take the risk of losing the whole thing. It's fun!

Be of good hope in the face of death. Believe in this one truth for certain, that no evil can befall a good man either in life or death, and that his fate is not a matter of indifference to the gods.

Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want.