Evan no longer tells people I fight bad guys for a living. When asked, he tells his friends that his dad talks on the phone a lot and vacuums on occasion.

Maybe it's time to stop being a soldier and go home to be a father. And a husband for Deanna. I'm not sure how.

I will always hate war, but will be forever proud of mine.

Are you okay, man?""Yeah, I'm good."It's a lie. I wonder if I will ever be good again.

A joke is never a joke if it is at the expense of another person's feelings

savorwith methe lushnessof a lingering sleep...and last night’sdream.

There is no more important rule of conduct in the world than this: attach yourself as much as you can to people who are abler than you and yet not so very different that you cannot understand them.

The idea that the UN system could provide real leadership on the great development challenges will strain credulity in some quarters.

Fear is a spirit that produces a feeling.

I'm not good at love. I'm like a barbed creature. I push everyone I love away.

Lipitor is one of the most researched medicines. I'm glad I take Lipitor, as a doctor, and a dad.

Once is sometimes enough and once is sometimes necessary.

The largest part of goodness is the will to become good.

Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.