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.

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.

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.

If you think there’s a thing—anything—women didn’t do in the past, you’re wrong.

She's no longer afraid to die. What she's afraid of is living, accepting the status quo.

To make one mistake, and then fix it. It shows, a sign that you have understood the lesson.

Church is not a museum for Saints, but rather a hospital for sinners.

Few persons who have ever sat for a portrait can have felt anything but inferior while the process is going on.

I was a semi-professional gymnast as a child. I did rhythmic gymnastics, but I sustained an injury and strained all the muscles in my spine.

Wanting more majors, wanting more wins, almost feels like I think Im being too greedy.

People always overestimate how complex business is. This isn't rocket science. We've chosen one of the world's simplest professions.

I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't.

I was getting frustrated with America. It's interesting how as simple a thing as, like, letting your hair grow longer changed in the world in those days.