Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.

Not making the baseball team at West Point was one of the greatest disappointments of my life, maybe my greatest.

The winning of war - the effectiveness in such things - is in the heart, in the determination, in the faith. It is in our beliefs in our country, in our God, everything that goes to make up America.

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. The Bible is endorsed by the ages. Our civilization is built upon its words. In no other book is there such a collection of inspired wisdom, reality, and hope.

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.

If our founding fathers were alive today, they'd roll over in their graves.

We are not saints. We know we make mistakes, but at least our heart is with the right cause.