The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care.

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.

I said to my mother, Henry VII is interesting. No he's not, my mother said.

Worry is to human beings … what a condom is to a man with erectile dysfunction.

All appreciations and praises are worthless unless the one you love appreciates

Compound interest on debt was the banker's greatest invention, to capture, and enslave, a productive society.

I regret that I stayed in my first relationship for too long. I didn't get that it wasn't working out.

Friends call me Hitch. Maybe it can be turned into a 900-phone number. People would pay to talk to me.

Funny how a wife can spot a blonde hair at twenty yards, yet miss the garage doors.

Parsi theater was known for melodrama.

The writing about what you know thing was a huge one. Not worrying so much about what people think. Just writing for myself and the band is enough.

Everything takes longer than you think it should, except for some things that don't take as long.