I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure.

I came to believe that a leader isn't good because they're right; they're good because they're willing to learn and to trust.

I was raised to believe that soldiers were strong and wise and brave and faithful; they didn't lie, cheat, steal or abandon their comrades.

Strength is leading when you just don't want to lead.

I waitwith silent passionfor one gestureone glancefrom you

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

The treasure of time is the miracle in the moment.

I find my past in my present, and from these forecast my future.

I grew up in an underprivileged home.

I want a sword not a knitting needle -Kalen

Perhaps the most striking feature of the [nonprofit] sector is its relative freedom from constraints and its resulting pluralism.

The idea of the European community is never face a war again.

If we're going to affect policy, or affect attitudes, for me, the adults have always been the target population.

Animals are neither gods nor fiends, but men in their way without the lust and greed of man.