You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it.

I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.

It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of a closed mind.

The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me.

I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than a man's pay.

Offering a hand up is not a hand-out.

This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers.

Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business.

While soldiers can stand and fight.I can fight and feed them

The surest test of discipline is its absence.

The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.

You don't understand the power of loss when it first hits you like a baseball coming fast from an out-of-control pitcher....It's the third day after an injury when the pain really starts to throb.

I used to feel like I was drowning. So I stopped trying to swim.

I have only made this letter rather long because I have not had time to make it shorter.

I still have dreams about CBGB's. I still miss the place.

But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.

She must have sensed she never really had him. That was a sadness of hers, he knew.

All I have learned through trial and error is to stay alert and aware, especially God smiling @ our silliness.

The art of giving is perfected through anonymity.

Never waste your time trying to explain who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.

A cigarette in the hands of a Hollywood star onscreen is a gun aimed at a 12- or 14-year-old.