We are all members of the same great family ... On social occasions the formality of strictly military occasions should be relaxed, and a spirit of friendliness and goodwill should prevail.

Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control a group of people successfully.

A compliance with the minutiae of military courtesy is a mark of well-disciplined troops.

Fleets cannot operate without bases.

A great poet can give wings to abstract thoughts that touch a reader’s mind with the ecstasy of joy.

If my liver cared enough, it would have told me to stop. - Jonathan "Jack" McVoy

Despair is the price one pays for setting himself an impossible aim.

It is time we learnt that a terrorist is no man's friend and everyman's enemy.

You know how kids are. They like to do what parents do.

Do what brings you joy, and your purpose will unfold.

I'm not going to be the next Colin Farrell or Orlando Bloom.

If we wait for the danger to become clear, it could be too late.

I have been very lucky: my writing has taken me across the world, and I have seen some extraordinary sites and sights.

Turn off your mind, and focus on what you've got to do - task at hand.