This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare.

The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.

For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade.

If all Europe lies flat while the Russian mob tramps over it, we will then be faced with a war under difficult circumstances, and with a very good chance of losing it.

Courage is the capacity to conduct oneself with restraint in times of prosperity and with courage and tenacity when things do not go well.

Moreover, the accomplishment of Russia's aims has been greatly simplified by the fact that we have heretofore offered the world no practical antidote for the Russian poison.

By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world.

As in the war of 1941-45, our victory and our survival depend on how and where we attack.

If “Been there, done that” isn’t your mantra, then make haste down your “bucket list.

our thoughts have to be accountable to our self

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

We live by information, not by sight.

Nothing guarantees more the erosion of character than getting something for nothing

I had no idea how complicated and solitary it could be to write a simple book.

Joy takes away from us the thoughts of our actions; sorrow it is that awakens the soul.

I feel like I'm addicted to the printed word.

It's hard for them because they want to be proud of me, but I keep reminding them that it's all luck. Luck is what got me here, nothing else.

The goofiness of radicals thinking they have to dress in Guatemalan peasant clothes. The poor don't want you to look like them. They want you to dress in a suit and go get them food and water. Comma.