There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying and violence is increasing.

If Kuwait grew carrots we wouldn't give a damn.

This is still a man's profession, with a lot of men who intellectually and emotionally have not accepted that the military could be women's work.

We need to stop spending money on those weapons systems that do not advance national security.

It costs us $1 million for every troop[soldier] in Afghanistan.

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

In knowledge there is strength, in understanding there is might, and in wisdom there is power.

The social-media landscape changes incredibly fast, so you have to be open-minded and nimble to keep up with it.

I know all the theory of everything but when I paint I don't think of anything except the subject and me.

A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie and Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life.

When I look at myself, I don't see the man I wanted to be.

Anticipation of pleasure is, in itself, a very considerable pleasure.

The artist does not draw what he sees, but what he has to make others see.

I was raised by the song Of the murmuring grove And loving I learned Among Flowers.

The more you praise, the more vigor you will have for prayer; and the more you pray, the more matter you will have for praise.