War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.

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.

He that cannot cast off a possession has become the possessed

Two thousand years ago God invited a morally corrupt world to the foot of the cross. There God held your sins and mine to the flames until every last vestige of our guilt was consumed.

Avoid negative people, for they are the greatest destroyers of self confidence and self-esteem. Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you!

Of course, I tried to surround myself with other people like me whose dream of writing was a constant burden....

Everybody loves classical music they just don't know about it yet.

I refuse to do anything that would help Republicans win a Senate seat in New York, and give the Senate majority to the Republicans.

You don't begin to live, until you've lost everything... I've lost everything three or four times. A perfect place to start.

Guns arent the problem; sick people are.

I'll give you the same advice I give my children: Never take advice from anybody.

I'm as moody and complex and private as anyone I ever knew.