I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood.""Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?""How else? Though not till I'm done reading.

Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.

My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.

Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both.

History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again.

Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?- How else? Though not till I'm done reading.

No mortal man could frighten him, no more than the darkness could, nor the bones of his soul, the grey and grisly bones of his soul.

Fat men take a cushion with them wherever they go.

This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.

The world the Citadel is building has no place in it for sorcery or prophecy or glass candles, much less for dragons.

Dreams turn to dust in light of day.

Laugh and make the best of every situation. Understand that life is not perfect.

For me, I've always believed that there was a God. I've always believed that God created the heavens and earth - so, for me it's not a huge leap from there to intelligent design.

There are certain fans who want me to rap about the same exact thing, but it's time to grow up.

Before I die, I want to help as many people as I can make their dreams become a reality.

I'm ashamed that Congress finds billions for pork-barrel subsidies but fails to find money for veterans' health care.

No one should teach who is not in love with teaching.

The U.S. prostitutes are fighting with everybody, shooting at everybody. It's like dating a gangbanger.

Obedience is the only virtue that plants the other virtues in the heart and preserves them after they have been planted.

No missionary can determine the lasting effects of his or her labors.

Be patient, even if every possibility seems closed.