Those far distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the world.

Whether they will or not, Americans must now begin to look outward. The growing production of the country demands it.

Organized force alone enables the quiet and the weak to go about their business and to sleep securely in their beds, safe from the violent without or within.

The study of history lies at the foundation of all sound military conclusions and practice.

Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.

Free supplies and open retreat are two essentials to the safety of an army or a fleet.

Problems are inevitable. Happiness is optional.

People always seem to band together in accordance to a principle that has nothing to do with love, a principle that releases them from personal responsibility. (p. 81)

Country music especially can get very formulaic - you know, you have to have your verses and a bridge and a chorus, and a lot of the songs are written as just plain and simple poetry on the road.

The individual who has experienced solitude will not easily become a victim of mass suggestion.

You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.

I want to go to Africa and find a really great hotel with good food right above a water hole where I can sit, have breakfast, and just watch the elephants play in the water.

I wanted to apply to the astronaut program after the Challenger accident

There's one thing worse than change and that's the status quo.

Just the fact that I'm in the game is great. I'm just blessed to be working. I got a plan, but I'm humble and I try to be humble.

My every action is to liberate God from his sorrow.