I have a history of disregarding orders. - Mitch Rapp

People who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts. (Petrov)

No matter how bad you think you have it, there's always - always somebody who's got it way, way worse.

If you're not busy living, you're dying.

Revenge is more wild, less calculated...deeply personal. Retribution is a punishment that is morally right and fully deserved. (Mitch Rapp)

When I give a lot of speeches, they're always on the fly. I mean, I know what I'm going to say roughly, but I do not - will not read.

It's this upside-down world that we live in where we afford political correctness to the most intolerant group of individuals on the planet.

A good football team plays offense and defense. You have to be aggressive and disrupt.

My doctors warned me repeatedly that if you don't stay positive, you don't do well.

People, especially successful people, are habitual creatures. They're organized. This makes them productive - Gus Mitchell

I am a huge fan of Alan Furst. Furst is the best in the business--the most talented espionage novelist of our generation.

I am powerful in my love for myself. My inner essence sparkles with bliss.

You should assume the mantle of your birthright.

That is the problem with our world. Nobody trusts anybody. We are just waiting for somebody to save us.

Find your passion and live it.

We write until we find our way. Then the real fun begins.

Most stories are based on something real.

Think much speak little and write less.

I tour more than I need to, more than is good for you. But it's my favorite part of music. I much prefer it to studio work.

The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.

I never imagined I'd meet Berry Gordy who told me when he first heard me sing, "You know, your singing's okay, but I like your harmonica playing better."