Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible.

My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me.

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

Duty is ours; consequences are God's.

I want my army to be an army of the living God.

The only winner today is big business.

Never take counsel of your fears.

People who are anxious to bring on war don't know what they are bargaining for; they don't see all the horrors that must accompany such an event.

There are but few commanders who properly appreciate the value of celerity.

You may be whatever you resolve to be.

We must make this campaign an exceedingly active one. Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength.

Live your best sacred-life.

He judged the instant and let go

When I stand strong in youI can look beyond the cloudsWith your wordsThe sun will rise again

I wanted to sing when I was little. That's what I liked doing. It didn't occur to me that you became famous or anything like that.

Every day is a renewal, every morning the daily miracle. This joy you feel is life.

The more you praise, the more vigor you will have for prayer; and the more you pray, the more matter you will have for praise.

I told you this would happen. But, no, you had to go for the buffet, didn't you?

I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.

When the Democrat Party lost to Ronald Reagan in two landslides, it was the American people's fault. It was Reagan's fault.

Philosophy is a bad master for poetry; religion worse; and politics self-serving will never serve the Muse.