America must raise an empire of permanent duration, supported upon the grand pillars of Truth, Freedom, and Religion, encouraged by the smiles of Justice and defended by her own patriotic sons.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

I am determined to defend my rights and maintain my freedom or sell my life in the attempt.

We are soldiers who devote ourselves to arms not for the invasion of other countries, but for the defense of our own, not for the gratification of our private interests but for public security

There are only two colors to paint a boat, black or white, and only a fool would paint a boat black.

To march over dead man, to hear without concern the groans of the wounded, I say few men can stand such scenes unless steeled by habit or fortified by military pride.

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.

There is nothing I fear so much as idleness, the want of occupation, inactivity, the lethargy of the faculties; when the body is idle, the spirit suffers painfully.

If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.

John Wayne was never shy about that fervor, but because he was never overly zealous about his politics, and of course his status as a movie, he was embraced by both the right and the left.

The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.

The endeavor to keep alive any hoary establishment beyond its natural date is often pernicious and always useless.

Fidelity gives a unity to lives that would otherwise splinter into thousands of split-second impressions.

Marriage is the process by which a woman deprives herself of an escort.

My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid about my future.