I never liked being called the 'most decorated' soldier. There were so many guys who should have gotten medals and never did-- guys who were killed.
More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
You will attract to yourself people who harmonize with your own philosophy of life, whether you wish it or not.
You will never be greater than the thoughts that dominate your mind
Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.
The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
Avoid losers. If you hear someone use the words 'impossible', 'never', 'too difficult' too often, drop him or her from your social network.
I do not believe the homosexual community deserves minority status. One's misbehavior does not qualify him or her for minority status. Blacks, Hispanics, women, etc. , are God-ordained minorities who do indeed deserve minority status.
We must never forget that if the war in Vietnam is lost. . . the right of free speech will be extinguished throughout the world.
And, indeed, is there not something holy about a great kitchen?. . . The scoured gleam of row upon row of metal vessels dangling from hooks or reposing on their shelves till needed with the air of so many chalices waiting for the celebration of the sacrament of food. And the range like an altar, yes, before which my mother bowed in perpetual homage, a fringe of sweat upon her upper lip and the fire glowing in her cheeks.