You can be whoever you want to be. Sometimes all it takes is a little inspiration and effort.

There really is nothing like firsthand knowledge if it’s mine.

You can’t spell American without “I can.

Polarization breeds respect..

Polarization breeds respect

I hate pretty much everyone almost as much as I love myself.

Sometimes it’s nice to remember the little things.

I know my kids will be incredible, just not as great as me.

Since humans are social animals, you’re basically only as good as your reputation.

I was nine when I figured out it’s better to be respected than liked.

I’m pretty much the definition of an American Hero.

Relationships only work in a spiritual sense when you and I really see that we are one.

So such is life that it writes itself, trying to right itself, but there's nothing wrong with it.

True, I have raped history, but it has produced some beautiful offspring.

Calculation never made a hero.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

These pages are not my confession; they’re my definition. And I feel, as I begin to write it, that I can write it with some semblance of truth.

I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.

Ignore the junk news - work on a worthwhile project, make a plan, or do something to enhance your life.

A novel is a daily labor over a period of years. A novel is a job. But a story can be like a mad, lovely visitor, with whom you spend a rather exciting weekend.

Your thoughts become things!