A soldier is the most-trusted profession in America. Americans have trust in you because you trust each other. No matter how difficult times are, those of us who love the Army must stick with it.

Readiness is the best way of truly taking care of soldiers.

People value honesty. They value integrity. They value competence and courage and all those kinds of things.

I believe in the goodness of life. I believe in humanity.

We never choose which words to use, for as long as they mean what they mean to mean, we don’t care if they make sense or nonsense.

My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.

There arc no such things as desperate situations. Only desperate men.

The courts are as a stage, people love to see attractive players.

Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn't him.

I am open to everything.

I have undertaken to translate the Bible into German. This was good for me; otherwise I might have died in the mistaken notion that I was a learned fellow.

The next 30 days are going to pass whether you like it or not, so why not think about something you have always wanted to try and give it a shot for the next 30 days?

Is it the gods who set this fire in our hearts, or do we each make our fierce desire into a god?