Underestimating one's enemy was a classic tactical mistake --- one that was usually born out of stupidity or arrogance or both. (Harry Smith)

I have such bad memories, sitting in the back of a classroom, being told, you know, everybody is going to read a paragraph, and skipping ahead to my paragraph and being mortified and trying to read it enough times so that I wouldn't stutter and stammer, getting called on, even in high school.

just let Mitch be Mitch

When I give a lot of speeches, they're always on the fly. I mean, I know what I'm going to say roughly, but I do not - will not read.

My doctors warned me repeatedly that if you don't stay positive, you don't do well.

People who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts. (Petrov)

There's a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it.