The most desirable quality in a soldier is constancy in the support of fatigue; valor is only secondary.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

Psychosis is person less persona, raving sincerity.

If we are ever to enjoy life now is the time not tomorrow or next year. ... Today should always be our most wonderful day.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy.

No one's serious at seventeen.

I think we too often go soft in trying to spare people the agony of confronting reality.

We must explain the truth: There is no free lunch.

First off, I'd like to thank God for changing my life. It let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people, and I realize that.

As long as there are young men with the light of adventure in their eyes and a touch of wildness in their souls, rapids will be run.

My fun is working on a project and solving the problems.