When you leave off dreaming, the universe ceases to exist.

Victory is the beautiful, bright-colored flower. Transport is the stem without which it could never have blossomed.

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.

If you're going to walk through hell, keep going.

It is not given to princes, statesmen and captains to pierce the mysteries of the future, and even the most penetrating gaze reaches only conclusions which, however seemingly vindicated at a given moment, are inexorably effaced by time.

Next time I go into the action - I shall command a hundred men - & possibly I may bring off some coup. Besides I shall have some other motive for taking chances than merely "love of adventure".

Everybody stumbles across a golden opportunity at least once in a lifetime. Unfortunately most people just pick themselves up, dust themselves down, and walk away from it.