I am convinced that America's great sea of goodwill can be, in fact, a rising tide, a tide that could lift every veteran and every family of our wounded and fallen.

I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information.

Every Sailor has the potential to lead," said Mullen, "I don't care if it's a seaman recruit or someone higher ranking than myself. Where there's a will, there's a way.

Let us all be men and women in full. Let us expect from ourselves more than we think we can give, more than we think we can do and more than we think we already know.

The single biggest existential threat that's out there, I think, is cyber.

The mission - the overall mission is to dismantle and defeat and disrupt al-Qaeda. But we have to make sure there's not a safe haven that returns in Afghanistan.

We can't kill our way to victory, and no armed force anywhere - no matter how good - can deliver these keys alone. It requires teamwork and cooperation.

Few things are more damaging to our democracy than a military officer who doesn't have the moral courage to stand up for what's right or the moral fiber to step aside when circumstances dictate.

The truth is, we live in deeds, not days; in actions and thoughts and feelings, not heartbeats.

I worry a little bit about - quote - "regime change." We haven't had a great deal of success with that in years. That's just really difficult.

We have to stop the killing. We need to let the refugees - we need to let Syrian citizens go home.

A Change in life will not always be the Best, but a try to take a Chance for a Better life will be never a Loss in our Life.

The atoms of the earth are formed inside of stars. Nothing really dies, everything is transformed.

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.

Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.

The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.

I think the secret of memoirs is keeping those parts of yourself off the page, which makes what you do share more valuable.

All our pompe the earth covers.

We do what we must, and call it by the best names.

I've never seen black men with fine white women. They be ugly. Mugly dogs.

Every step I take in light is mine forever.