Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
Age wrinkles the body; quitting wrinkles the soul.
Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb... he seems to have understood that in the competition of baseball, just as in war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse, or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster.
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear.
You are remembered for the rules you break.
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.
Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on.
Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.
Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.