A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.

Death is never easy when you know the people doing the dying.

I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer.

Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story

An easy life is rarely meaningful and a meaningful life rarely easy.

We lie by not telling you things...We don't lie by telling you things that aren't true.

The terrorists that we are up against today do not rely upon cell phones and SAT phones and emails. They rely on couriers. You cannot intercept what a courier is telling somebody

I would not trade you a billion dollars for the kids I led to combat in Vietnam or in fact any of the Marines that I served with for a quarter of a century.

I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version.

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.

God knows, we don't want prayer.

Commitment is Circumstances

O, wad some Power the giftie gie usTo see oursels as others see us!It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion.

The truth is far beyond what we can see. Therefore my art is an invitation to comprehend this fact.

Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.

People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour.

Don't ask me who my favourite monster was because I'm sick of saying Tom Baker.

I don't think it's "true" to sit and play old school heavy metal just so that you can send it to Fenriz or get a pat on the back from the guys you admire and hang out with.

For me personally, I don't pray using words - it is just with my intent. Why do I need to pray with "words," to something external, when I know what I want?

I've made my own comments as to our vales as well in a speech I gave to the State Department.

Leaders can be wrong - but they can not be unclear.