It's this upside-down world that we live in where we afford political correctness to the most intolerant group of individuals on the planet.

People who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts. (Petrov)

No matter how bad you think you have it, there's always - always somebody who's got it way, way worse.

If you're not busy living, you're dying.

Revenge is more wild, less calculated...deeply personal. Retribution is a punishment that is morally right and fully deserved. (Mitch Rapp)

When I give a lot of speeches, they're always on the fly. I mean, I know what I'm going to say roughly, but I do not - will not read.

A good football team plays offense and defense. You have to be aggressive and disrupt.

My doctors warned me repeatedly that if you don't stay positive, you don't do well.

People, especially successful people, are habitual creatures. They're organized. This makes them productive - Gus Mitchell

I am a huge fan of Alan Furst. Furst is the best in the business--the most talented espionage novelist of our generation.

just let Mitch be Mitch

If you think back over your experiences, the chances are that you will find the finest moments in your life were those when you completely forgot yourself.

There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.

Security is mortal's chiefest enemy.

A friend will tell you she saw your old boyfriend - and he's a priest.

One must need to be strong, otherwise one will never become strong.

I have also seen [Adolf] Hitler upset when they had been having words. He was not immune from being bothered or upset by their relationship.

Every seeming equality conceals a hierarchy.

A man with convictions finds an answer for everything. Convictions are the best form of protection against the living truth.

The food here is so tasteless you could eat a meal of it and belch and it wouldn't remind you of anything.