War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula

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.

While victors may get to write history, novelists get to write/right reality.

every person must be good, but every person need to be an evil

You are a Virginian, and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular; you are very much otherwise. And you can write ten times better than I can.

Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no more.

I know what's within me even if you can't see it yet...I have something more important than courage, I have patience. I will become what I know I am.

Always keep bobby pins on hand. It's amazing what you can do with those in a time crunch.

Love is a dangerous commodity-fraught with peril.

You must all, somewhere deep in your hearts, believe that you have a special beauty that is like no other and that is so valuable that you must not abandon it. Indeed, you must learn to cherish it.

Man's search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.

If you expect to continue to purchase stocks throughout your life, you should welcome price declines as a way to add stocks more cheaply to your portfolio.