I can take just about anyone and make them physically strong.

The heart and soul of a Navy SEAL is somebody who's committed to their country and committed to their teammates.

I think everybody who puts on a uniform for their country is a hero.

The guy who finally pulled the trigger on Osama bin Laden is not patting himself on the back. He's giving as much credit to his teammates who got him to that position.

If you've never met a Navy SEAL and you ran into one at a bar, you probably still wouldn't know he's a Navy SEAL.

All SEALS in my mind are equally elite. It doesn't matter if you're SEAL Team Two, One, Six, 10, it doesn't matter. All SEALS are equally elite.

Seal Team Six is a different unit than the rest of the SEAL teams inasmuch as they concentrate primarily on one thing, counter-terrorism, hostage rescue.

Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they'll wait for you forever pay attention to them and they always love you back.

Self-rejection is the biggest sin that you commit

There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.

He who has a mistaken idea of life, will always have a mistaken idea of death.

It seems to me self-evident that we cannot have capitalism without capital and, very importantly, that the ultimate source of all economic capital is Nature's capital

If I could even do that [playing] in a softball league, I would never miss anything about baseball.

There is a magic thing called 'tone' in a film, that the director must master and maintain.

Rub your eyes, and look again at love, with love.

I'm always playing the nice guy in most of the projects that I do.

A slight failing in one virtue is enough to put all the others to sleep.