Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

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.

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.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

Ideas taken and planted into the grave do not germinate.

The path to enlightenment is when you allow presence, love and gratitude to overlap your ego.

The mountain was in labour and Jove was afraid but it brought forth a mouse.

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport: wlien the tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.

I think it's really important for your mental health to think about the big questions, to discuss them and open your mind, in order to prepare you for both life and death.

Age is a terrible avenger. The lessons of life give you so much to work with, but by the time you've got all this great wisdom, you don't get to be young anymore.

I am nothing that isn't professional.

I would love to do more private concerts.

To err is human, but to forgive, well that's right on.

If in a country, most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few, then this country can hardly witness harmony and stability.