We had won the war, but when the insurgency reared its ugly head, we lost everything we had gained.

War is the most profitable business on earth

The truth can’t hide, Colonel. Sooner or later it will rise to the top, like oil in water.

As usual, there was a story behind the story, and that is where the truth was hidden.

I guess that makes everyone in boots on the ground a murderer

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social enviroment. Most people are incapable of forming such opin

When you step on the first tee it doesn't matter what you look like. ... It doesn't help your 5-iron if you're pretty.

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

Friends are just enemies in reverse.

If a western is a good western, it gives you a sense of that world and some of the qualities those men had - their comradeship, loyalty, and physical courage.

The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the commander of the armed forces, full stop.

We are all born with a powerful herd instinct and it can force otherwise rational people to act in inexplicable ways.

The Californians are an idle, thriftless people, and can make nothing for themselves. The country abounds in grapes, yet they buy, at a great price, bad wine made in Boston.

What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.

Founders are usually very stingy with equity to employees and very generous with equity to investors. I think this is totally backwards.