In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.

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.

I've always found that once you're in the door of a place and you have the chance to show how you operate and how talented you are, then anything can happen.

Learn from the beasts the physic of the field.

I am simply just one monk. That's all.

The first requirement for prayer is silence. People of prayer are people of silence.

The thinnest people on the planet are those who eat the most carbohydrates.

I can see close up and my husband can see far away, so we're covered. He tells me who's in the movie and I tell him what's in his sandwich. Together we're human bifocals.

Misfortune is the test of a person's merit.

God, show me how to pray in a way that will make a difference in this child’s life.

There's no point in comforting words, in telling her she'll be all right. She's no fool. Her hand reaches out and I clutch it like a lifeline. As if it's me who's dying instead of Rue.

I think the problem with Western students is they're very ambitious.