You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

I learned that good judgment comes from experience and that experience grows out of mistakes.

America today is running on the momentum of a godly ancestry, and when that momentum runs down, God help America.

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

It seems like people get afraid of a certain music if they can't pigeonhole it to their satisfaction... Good music is good music, and that should be enough for anybody.

Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.

The feeling of death is not as peaceful as they make it sound in movies and books. It was frightening and empty...I never want to feel it again.

Many become brave when brought to bag.

I feel like every couple years MTV reinvents itself in some way, you know?

I don't want to have a song like 'My Humps' and it be sagging down, so I pay attention to that area. A lot.

It seems then that it is not the excellence of any two things (or more) in themselves, but those two things as viewed by the light of each other, that makes beauty.

Game calls cant be just, Oh, by the way, as part of a larger discussion.

Revelation replaced investigation.

A Court of equity can mould interests differently from a Court of law; and can give relief in cases where a Court of law cannot.

I'm not a guy who gets inspirations.

Myth is nothing more than ancient gossip.