We should not expect everyone to be tough and not feel anything when offended. No one is meant to hate and be hated — we are all meant to love and be loved.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You are here to be you, not to live someone else's life.

Wisdom is the best gift you can ever build. It gets you to unimagined heights and knowledge follows it.

I know that I do not know, and uncertainty, certainly, is the cruelest of words.

Earn Nicely, spend wisely and you will live happily.

Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.

By learning to be more warm-hearted we can create a more compassionate world.

Hope lies in what action we take.

It is in the nature of the mind that the more we cultivate and familiarize ourselves with positive emotions, the more powerful they become.

The future can be different if we choose to make it so.

Walking is a virtue, tourism is a deadly sin.

They said it was only a ground shark

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.

You're a prisoner of your own illusions - about yourself and about the world.

Vocabulary is a matter of word-building as well as word-using.

Ignorant of the arts of luxury, the primitive Romans had improved the science of government and war.

We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.

I don't believe in the deplorable notion of realism in the cinema: you can over-reach it, and it becomes as false as convention.

There's a key for every door, and if you can't find it, you can make one. That's always an option.

My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that movie and was looking for soldiers for 'Journey's End,' which led to 'Generation Kill.'