The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.

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 will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought.

Other flowers came at the end of the summer, but by then the winter sadness had already dissipated, and the effect of the blooms was not the same.

I have accepted fear as a part of life -specifically the fear of change ... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ...

For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making.

I think that diversity is key for the next American entrepreneurs. They want to be a part of this society where there is so much diversity they have to have people from all the experiences.

I love playing music - and live especially - and I love being on the road. It gets in your blood.

Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990.

The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to their own interests.

I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.

You don't want to live in the past. Everything in life is in the future. You don't want to continue to be buried in the past.