The great question is, can war be outlawed from the world? If so, it would mark the greatest advance in civilization since the Sermon on the Mount.

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.

You have the ability to shine and make a mark in some field. Your job is to find your niche, excel and build a lasting legacy.

I’ve seen some of the most violent hard cases in the city twinkling through a quickstep and dipping into a tango with an aplomb and skill that would have earned them a guest spot on Come Dancing.

I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself.

Are you your clothes? Are you your name? Are you your profession? Stop identifying with them. They come and go

It is a surprisingly close progression from hunting animals to hunting and torturing people... catching and lynching blacks or smoking out Jews during the Holocaust.

Obstacles come to instruct, not obstruct.

Feeling without judgement is a washy draught indeed; but judgement untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a morsel for human deglutition.

Midlife is when you reach the top of the ladder and find that it was against the wrong wall.

False shame only is harmful.

You don't create your mission in life - you detect it.