Quit thinking about what Bobby Lee's gonna do to us and start thinking about what we're going to do to him.

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, accomplished.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.

Really, Mr. Lincoln, I have had enough of this show business.

I know only two tunes: one of them is "Yankee Doodle" and the other isn't.