More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the English language than any other single factor.

We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?

We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing!

Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it self-evident to our enemies that they're going to get their clocks cleaned if they start one.

My job is to give the president and secretary of defense military advice before they know they need it.

Don't get small units caught in between the forces of history.

Be kind to all the people you meet on your journey.

Half awake and almost dead. But yet we were breathing and yet we were waiting...Waiting for a miracle to happen.

Spending a weekend with Hitler would have been boring in the extreme, although you would have had a greater certainty in coming back alive.

I’m famous, but I’m not famous like freaking Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston.

The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it?

The program is already funded. Everything is in place.

Jim Rohrbach sticks to his rules. You can learn from him and win, or ignore him and lose. It's an easy choice. He gives trend following a good name!

We can spend our whole lives escaping from the monsters of our minds. (36)

Through the pursuit of beauty we shape the world as a home, and in doing so we both amplify our joys and find consolation for our sorrows.

...They cannot escape their history any more than you yourself can lose your shadow.