Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: 'Do not march on Moscow'... Rule 2 is: Do not go fighting with your land armies in China.

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole.

The first duty of a leader is opti­mism. How does your sub­or­di­nate feel after meet­ing with you? Does he feel uplifted? If not, you are not a leader.

My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

As God once said, and I think rightly.

Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.

The harder the fighting and the longer the war, the more the infantry, and in fact all the arms, lean on the gunners.

Let no man surrender so long as he is unwounded and can fight.

Im my profession you have to mystify the enemy.

I was well beaten myself, and I am better for it.

A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.

Even if it were true that evolution, or the teaching of evolution, encouraged immorality that would not imply that the theory of evolution was false.

In a world as noisy as ours, only those who can isolate themselves will be able to think better and meditate better and hence have a higher chance of receiving innovative ideas and concepts.

I leave behind this hurricane of f***ing lies

Dear God, give bread to those who are hungry and a hunger and thirst for justice to those who have plenty. Amen.

i wonder what would happen if I started to believe it could be a possibility rather than blocking my focus by living in fear?

The traveller who has gone to Italy to study the tactile values of Giotto, or the corruption of the Papacy, may return remembering nothing but the blue sky and the men and women who live under it.

It puts things into perspective when we realize that people can live without the luxuries we grow accustomed to having.

It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to "seeking first the kingdom."

The government in Russia does not tell me what to do with my assets.

What is worst about America was acted out. What is best in America doesn't export.