We in the west walked away from Afghanistan at the end of the cold war and left it as a country devastated socially and armed to the teeth. If we do that again there will be consequences.

Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.

My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life thats what Id be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. Thats where the spirit of the armed forces is.

I never expected to be Defence Secretary. It's a great privilege.

I come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.

On the back benches, you can have your say but no power to do anything.

Despite the increasingly presidential style of political leadership in our country, teamwork is essential.

Christianity is faith in a Righteous God .

Joy keeps the soul alive.

Though the legs of a football coach are never so active on the field of play during playing time, his mind is the best or worst player on the pitch!

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

[ Jihadists] are going to be against you sooner or later.

Give (your people) the youth a proper environment. Motivate them. Extend them the support they need. Each one of them has infinite source of energy. They will deliver.

I definitely can't live without eyeliner but a good way to get by is to decorate your eye lashes!

I always have the idea in mind that when Botticelli was an old man nobody cared about him because he was out of fashion. Imagine, Botticelli was out of fashion!

The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says.

I used to collect hockey cards. It was like Vegas at my school. You'd go to school with your box of cards, and at recess and lunchtime there were all these games we'd play.