The message of Vietnam is not that Americans will not take casualties; it is that the American people do not want the lives of their sons and daughters wasted.

In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks.

The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul.

Social peace requires reciprocity.

Each day, each one of us chooses not to do many things that would be legal but offensive to those around us.

I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitter misery of others.

A Hamas terrorist, a UN aid worker and a journalist walked into a Gaza hookah bar. And no one could tell who was who.

The M-1 is the best tank in the world, if you can get it to the war in time, if you have a Saddam Hussein who'll give you seven months to move your forces in.

Vladimir Putin hates America, he wants to hurt us. Suddenly Vladimir Putin is a good guy, Russia is okay, no it's not. Russia is evil, Russia is our enemy.

We [the U.S.] think nothing... of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.

Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they generally prefer to kill their neighbors.

Be upright in thy whole life; be content in all its changes;so shalt thou make thy profit out of all occurrences; so shall everything that happeneth unto thee be the source of praise

I don’t have to be logical. I’m a leopard. We’re considered wild animals, you know.

The Spiritual Sun already blazes within.

There was no professional theater in Cork, but still I did a lot of performing.

This whole earth in which we inhabit is but a point is space.

We celebrate the past to awaken the future.

So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person. [True Love. A Practice for Awakening the Heart.]

Art is like therapy; what comes up is what comes up. It may be dark, but that's what comes up. You may want to keep some of it in a drawer but never judge it.

Go ahead and make up a ton of lies about me. That's way more interesting than pretending Wikipedia has any real information.

Great leaders, like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos, also focused on the long term.