My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life thats what Id be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. Thats where the spirit of the armed forces is.

Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.

I never expected to be Defence Secretary. It's a great privilege.

We in the west walked away from Afghanistan at the end of the cold war and left it as a country devastated socially and armed to the teeth. If we do that again there will be consequences.

I come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.

On the back benches, you can have your say but no power to do anything.

Despite the increasingly presidential style of political leadership in our country, teamwork is essential.

Stars are the souls of old sailors. They plot the skies and guide the wayward home.

It is either you let go of the things and people that are dragging you down and start climbing to the top or you could forget about the possibility of you ever making it to the top.

You know that old saying about home being where the heart is? I don’t think that refers to your own. It’s the hearts of other people, the ones you love, that makes a home.

If anyone does not believe that Holy Mary is the Mother of God, such a one is a stranger to the Godhead.

If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement - put me in, Coach.

Darkness gives free rein to the mind's worst imaginings.

I have worked for three decades as a staunch advocate of building a big tent party that includes both pro-choice and pro-life Republicans.

Harrison is very much part of this one, but really it’s about finding him; he comes in in the third act.

I could only relate [to the family] that I, the father of three sons, could hardly imagine what it would be to lose one, far less three of my boys, in such a cruel and senseless manner.