I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.

Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.

Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.

For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.

Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.

Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.

Baby boy, go hire a squadron My crib got more poles than a fire department.

The essence of all practice is to be cool. Life is not worth getting excited about because whatever you perceive is an illusion.

I don't think there is anybody who's watching television right now who wants to see something because it looks good rather than feel something because it feels right or familiar or new or whatever.

Feeling essentially superior to other people is as sure a sign of poor self-esteem as feeling essentially inferior.

Please be truthful, but also please be benevolent, please.

I'm the queen of festivities, that's all I can say.

Life is a mystery. Life is uncertain. It makes one feel a bit wobbly to realize that.

I'm a four star general in this thing, and you don't rise to the ranks of a four star general by hanging about the house being the perfect dad.

Our words are there to bless people and bring peace to the world

How indestructibly the good grows, and propagates itself, even among the weedy entanglements of evil.