They had scarcely established themselves, however, before another company of Jackson county citizens, chiefly from around Independence, organized to drive them off.

Joe Smith and Brigham Young laid out Independence, but very soon thereafter enough citizens of the county collected to drive them off, after several stubborn fights.

I have been wounded altogether twenty times; eleven of these wounds were received at Northfield.

I never, in all my life, had anything whatever to do with robbing any bank in the state of Missouri.

I occupy much of my time in theological studies for which I have a natural inclination.

Such Excessive Preoccupation With The Faults Of Others Only Manages To Bring The Spotlight To Shine Bright On Whatever It Is You May Have Hiding Behind All Your Self Perceived Glory.

There is probably no hell for authors in the next world--they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this one.

Honestly I think it was gradual from the first time I came. It's been a gradual thing as far as audience and response wise. I feel like I was conditioned for this type of impact.

The world was a cruder, more vulgar place than the one I had known. This was the language required to live in it, I supposed.

I will choose to do what I can fabulously

The teachers union may not like Betsy DeVos, but she's clearly within the range of Republican policy-makers.

If you could kick the posterior of the person who has hurt you the most, ...you wouldn't be able to sit down for six weeks.

We need to diversify our economy, and the energy industry would be a great place to begin that diversification.

If you aren't working on your goals, you aren't working. You're just wasting time.

The logistic requirements for a large, elaborate mission to Mars are no greater that those for a minor military operation extending over a limited theatre of war.