Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability.

There is a sharp distinction between what is remembered, what is told and what is true.

All choices are illusions, or if they are not illusions their strength is illusory, for one choice must contend with the choices of all the other men and women deciding anything in that moment.

We were not destined to survive. The fact is, we were not destined at all. The war would take what it could get.

There is tremendous trauma in the betrayal caused by a perpetual liar as they repeatedly commit psychological abuse.

I don’t need a medal to tell me I’m a good guy.

Football and gambling - two great American addictions working together. What could possibly go wrong?

Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two.

Truth illuminates and gives joy; and it is by the bond of joy, not of pleasure, that men's spirits are indissolubly held.

One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.

Entrepreneurship is essentially identifying the path that everyone takes; and choosing a different, better way.

He deserves nothing. Nothing but our scorn. (Father) Then I am rich indeed from the abundance of that which you’ve shown me. (Acheron)

While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.

A remarkable memoir that's packed with anecdotes, advice and humor, all while maintaining a high level of dignity and self-awareness.