Battles are won through the ability of men to express concrete ideas in clear and unmistakable language.

Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of any soldier for his weapon or any part of his equipment.

The starting point for the understanding of war is the understanding of human nature.

At the vital point of truth, we all become a conscientious objector.

The battlefield is cold... it is the lonesomest place which men share together.

Also remember that in any man's dark hour, a pat on the back and an earnest handclasp may work a small miracle.

I spend my nights thinking the worstAnd telling myself that everything's going to work outI keep kicking myself in the mouthOpening up every cut that should be a scar by now

I wonder now if [the gods] take from us that which we love so we must seek them, if only to scavenge for meaning in this existence.

People will kill you over time. And how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases like ‘be realistic’.

The reporter asked, "why did you play so hard.""Because there might have been somebody in the stands today who'd never seen my play before, and might never see me again"-Joe DiMaggio

Before I became a fighter pilot, everyone said that women didn't have the physical strength. Well, I had just completed the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon.

In the beginning was the image.

Do you decide to observe? Or do you merely observe?

I'm the barbarian of Hollywood.

We've defined decency down now that we look at the entertainment value of it, whether the acting is good, the writing is good, the story is good, no matter the depravity, we'll watch it.