When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.

The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.

Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.

...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability.

There is only one sort of discipline - PERFECT DISCIPLINE. Men cannot have good battle discipline and poor administrative discipline.

Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.

Achievers are resolute in their goals and driven by determination. Discouragement is temporary, obstacles are overcome, and doubt is defeated, yielding to personal victory. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.