In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber so long as it receives messages of beauty hope cheer and courage so long are you young.

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.

It's amazing how quickly nature consumes human places after we turn our backs on them. Life is a hungry thing.

Our meeting was inevitable. Our love was terminal. But God and Goddess damn it, our daughter was no mistake at all.

Acceptance and Work If you have a job without aggravations you don't have a job.

Hope is the positive mode of awaiting the future.

In the sacraments, spirit and matter "kiss." Heaven and earth embrace in a union that will never end.

For every new feature we add, we take an old one out. A lot of big sites don't do that, and it's a problem.

We talk a great deal about Russia today, and I'm afraid that in twenty years, we and Russia will be more similar than different.

If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy.

Attacking or fleeing are part of the struggle; being paralysed by fear is not.

I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.