Make your plans to fit the circumstances.

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't.

I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.

A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Fear kills more people than death.

It's hard to love a woman and do anything.

The beauty of wisdom lies in simplicity and humility.

As he stretched out his legs, Siraj let out a deep sigh and smiled. I wonder what Prince Bahir’s blonde surprise will be wearing. I'm guessing it won't be a habiya.

There's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden.

I'm not tired of the work... I'm tired in the work.

As the old Zen saying reminds us, the finger pointing at the moon is not the moon.

As commander I was responsible for the overall success of the mission, and so I had to know at least a little bit about everything.

Аll I need is one life, one try, one breath, I'm one man. What I stand for speaks for itself...they don't understand.

All religious beliefs seem weird to people not brought up in them.

In grammar school they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fairy tale. In the university they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fact!