"My soul may be returned to the heavens but my heart will remain with you for all eternity."

“Those mutually opposed manifestos are written with the same eloquence, they breathe the same virtuous indignation, and one is just as sincere as the other; that is to say both of them are equally brazen in their lies, and it is only fools who are deceived by them. Sensible persons, all those who have had some political experience, do not even take the trouble of reading such manifestos.”

“One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of times you just couldn't leave. Especially when we were out at sea.”

“War: First day in the U.S. Army, the government placed a Bible in my left hand, a bayonet in the other.”

“I never liked anyone who didn't have a temper. If you don't have a temper, you don't have any passion.”

“A stroke of a man knocking a thistle top with a walking stick”

“If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.”

“Laughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth. We blunder along, shredded by our mistakes, bludgeoned by our faults. Not having a clue where the dark path leads us. But on the whole, we stumble along bravely, don't you think?”

“Social media is the ultimate canary in the coal mine”