The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

The second step that comes right after taking responsibility for everything that occurs in your life is to let go of all that you do not feel good about.

I would never forbid you. I can’t forbid you. It’s not in my power to, and it never should be.

To think too much is a disease.

Im not the voice of reason; Im more the guy using these offensive topics as fodder to raise tension in a joke.

It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over.

Rick Bass is one of the best writers of his generation.

Focusing solely on what you can potentially do better than any other organization is the only path to greatness.

When a person's last response was Saumensch or Saukerl or Arschloch, you knew you had them beaten.

In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people.

Until you take ownership for your life, you will always be chasing happiness.