Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.

I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.

Get mad, then get over it.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Abolishing ICE means abandoning our borders and leaving them open to anyone. That's just irresponsible and certainly not in the best interest of the American people and their security.

The truth is that some of Mississippi's greatest advocates for conservation and habitat protection are the sportsmen and hunters. Our state's beautiful and abundant natural lands are enhanced, protected and paid for in large part by those who enjoy hunting.

Federal rules and regulations too often become seemingly insurmountable obstacles to simple changes that can have a positive impact.

Mississippians for the most part appreciate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service management of our wildlife refuges and other natural resources.

We are a nation of laws and we must enforce our immigration laws.

Not a single federal dollar should be used for states or cities efforts to target law-abiding gun owners.

Entering the country illegally is bad enough, but to then commit crimes against innocent Americans is completely unacceptable.