...self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment.

Obstinacy is a fault of temperament. Stubbornness and intolerance of contradiction result from a special kind of egotism, which elevates above everything else …

Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.

Of all the passions that inspire a man in a battle, none, we have to admit, is so powerful and so constant as the longing for honor and reknown.

Give a soldier an anvil, just a hunk of metal, and drive him out into the desert and leave him. In two weeks - when you go to get him, the anvil will be broken.

'I think the music business will eventually crush me, but I [smiles]... I'm ready.' - in Strange Parallel

We are ready for any actions on any day, any month or any year. We are ready now. We have a country, we have an army and we are not going to wait for someone t…