I lay in the bed at the hospital and said, 'let's see what I have left.' And I could see, I could speak, I could think, I could read. I simply tabulated my blessings, and that gave me a start.

Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent.

If you want peace, understand war.

The most dangerous error is failure to recognize our own tendency to error.

In war, the chief incalculable is the human will.

The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the military mind is to get an old one out.

it is not only unfair but disgustingly cruel that the mother is always held responsible for the illegitimate child, while the father goes scot-free.

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.

Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.

Life is not over because you have diabetes. Make the most of what you have, be grateful.

Prayer! I couldn't live without it; I would have died a thousand times if it had not been for my chance to talk it over with God, and gain strength in it from him.

It's the way you ride the trail that counts.

If we never had any storms, we couldn't appreciate the sunshine.

Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn something new, to gain fresh insights.

Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.

My daughters have grown up knowing all about my kidnapping and the case and what happened.

I mean, Emily Harris was his wife.And she seemed to resent his leadership, but on the other hand, she felt like a good soldier, that he had to be the leader.

You know, my daughters have been through their entire lives and knowing about my case.

And here in Los Angeles, once again, I'm going to go down and be a witness. There's a guilty plea. I don't mind being on the witness stand, but I think they mind it a lot.