Once one determines that he or she has a mission in life, that's it's not going to be accomplished without a great deal of pain, and that the rewards in the end may not outweigh the pain -if you recognize historically that always happens, then when it comes, you survive it.

Our souls speak from across the miles, intertwined, you and I.

You don't know how to lie. If you can't lie, you'll never go anywhere.

Let us understand: North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that.

The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.

I never leave a game before the last pitch, because in baseball, as in life and especially politics, you never know what will happen.

In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.