This army stays here until the last wounded man is removed. Before I leave them to the enemy, I will lose many more men.

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.

Write as though your life depended on it.

It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of more compassion and a world of more humanity, and to believe in the basic goodness of man.

I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical.

The ego wants to want more than it wants to have.

A song or an album is never really done. You can work on it forever, but knowing when to call it a day and knowing when to walk away from it is extremely important.

There weren't too many books by women that were taught in school, so I read those on my own, and the books I read were as accessible as the ones we were reading in school.

Wine taken in moderation never does any harm.

Real improvement is of slow growth only.

I was in the first submarine. Instead of a periscope, they had a kaleidoscope. "We're surrounded."

Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.