War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.

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.

... back then the sky seemed so vast. And now the sky above me... is low, and narrow, and heavy.

Every war carries within it the seeds of the next.

You just know something is amiss, when you look at someone and long for something that is not yours or you cannot have. It's an absence--a loss of a heartbeat.

And then ... perhaps someone will write a book about making a film about a story that is taken from this book which is taken from a real-life story that was copied from a story in a book. You know?

When you make a promise, you’re not giving your word in erasable pencil, you’re inscribing your commitment in indelible ink.

Love is like the lion’s tooth.

Man errs, till he has ceased to strive.

What's one more torpedo in a sinking ship.

I hope to keep working with television. I wouldn't mind doing more.

Movement is a fantastic privilege but it ultimately only has meaning if you have a home to go back to.