It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

The supreme measure of a man, is what he would risk his life for.

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.

You're never beaten until you admit it

Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men

When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.

Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Fear kills more people than death.

A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.

May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't.

Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.

I want to get up in the morning and just roll over in my bed into an indoor swimming pool. And then swim to the breakfast table.