My God had not spoken to me again. But neither had He forsaken me. I knew that. For damned sure, I knew that.

There's a storm inside of us, a burning river, a drive. You push yourself further than anyone could think possible. You are never out of the fight.

In death as in life, we stand together, always a family, always a team. The brotherhood never dies.

Anything worth doing is worth over-doing. Moderation is for cowards.

Don't let your thoughts run away with you, don't start planning to bail out because you're worried about the future and how much you can take. Don't look ahead to the pain. Just get through the day.

Fear is a force that sharpens your senses. Being afraid is a state of paralysis in which you can't do anything.

Because everyone knows liberals have never been wrong about anything. You can ask them. Anytime.

There is no other way to beat a terrorist. You must fight like him, or he will surely kill you.

There's a storm inside of us. I've heard many team guys speak of this. A burning. A river. A drive.

You always have to strive

We all have our crosses to bear. We carry them heavily, out of love for our brothers in arms. But sometimes you have to let go of the idea that anyone down here is in control.

the tears finally got the best of him and he pressed his palms to his eyes as his shoulders started to shake. He cried silently, in so much pain that there was no sound to equal it

There is nothing more vindictive, nothing more underhanded, than a little world that would like to be a big one.

Lasting change cannot occur without transformation of the heart.

Leadership is influence.

I don't really give much thought to the roles that I'd ideally love to play.

We have the means and we have the technology to end mass surveillance without any legislative action at all, without any policy changes.

I seemed so different from other kids; I grew up in church and felt a connection with God, and a lot of kids my age really didn't understand that.

When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

One of the things I've learned is never to horde ideas, because either they are not so relevant or they've gone stale. Whatever it is, pour it out.

All religions are good 'in principle' - but unfortunately this abstract Good has only rarely prevented their practitioners from behaving like bastards.