I never considered myself a fall guy. I know what I did. I know why I did it. I'm not ashamed of it.

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.

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

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.

My mission is to make the external God of human society obsolete in front of humanity’s internal Godliness.

Me: I am very busy now. Can you please excuse me for few minutes?She: Oh ok. But why are you sweating all over your body?Me: I am very busy, that is why. I am dreaming extra-large dreams.

There should be no distinction between what we write down, and what we really know.

It is my business, to manage carefully and dexterously whatever happens

My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception.

I was born an American, I live like an American, I will die an American.

I love who I am and all that I do.

Every hour you sit at work increases your mortality 11 percent. Think about that.

I've come more to terms with the fact that I sound like myself. No matter what I do, I sound like myself.

No, you won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that's the only way to convince her you love her.