Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

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.

There are two kinds of secrets. The ones we keep from others and the ones we keep from ourselves.

I'm into politics, and I love watching the heavier news magazine shows.

Becoming vegan is the most important and direct change we can immediately make to save the planet and its species.

Forgiveness has its comforts, but it can never give you back what you've lost.

The older I get, the more I believe in what I can't explain or understand, even more than the things that are explainable and understandable.

The first principle of modern cultures may be their connectedness. Culture is like wind and wind knows no boundary or center. Once there is a center, wind becomes a whirlwind.

You want to know if the heart of a man or a woman can contain enough love for more than one person? ... I think it's perfectly possible as long as one of those people doesn't turn into ... a Zahir.

Understanding is simple. Knowing is complicated.

When words we want, love teacheth to indite; And what we blush to speak, she bids us write.

Love, life, meaning...over.