We have a saying in the Marine Corps and that is 'no better friend, no worse enemy, than a U.S. Marine.' We always hope for the first, friendship, but are certainly more than ready for the second.

Do not give up hope.

We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.

I don't care how stylish something is if it doesn't flatter me.

Well-observed facts, though brought to light by passing theories, will never die; they are the material on which alone the house of science will at last be built.

I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.

He shook his head in wonder. "You are magnificent." "I keep telling everyone that," she said with a nonchalant shrug, "but you seem to be the only one to believe me.

I'm so tired after dinner I fall asleep with my clothes on, almost as soon as my head hits the pillow, and so I forget to ask God, in my prayers, to keep me from waking up.

He had on bunny slippers. These had fangs. They all stared at them in silence for about a heartbeat, and then Shane said, "That is impressively wicked. Crazy, but wicked.

Doing the right thing doesn't always bring success. But compromising ethics almost always leads to failure.

It is all very well to talk about being the captain of your soul. It is hard, and only a few heroes, saints, and geniuses have been the captains of their souls for any extended period of their lives.