We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?

More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the English language than any other single factor.

We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing!

Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it self-evident to our enemies that they're going to get their clocks cleaned if they start one.

My job is to give the president and secretary of defense military advice before they know they need it.

Don't get small units caught in between the forces of history.

We cannot change our ugly past but we can make a better present.

We love each other. You love me, you do.” His eyes beseech me to believe it, to remember it, to feel it.

It is bad enough to be bad, but to be bad in bad taste is unpardonable.

I think the challenges that come with the responsibility of art directing something is something that appeals to me.

I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.

We don't always walk from one state of mind into another. We might just oscillate back and forth for a whole lifetime within the polarities of a certain state of mind.

It may in fact be utterly impossible to be successful without helping others to become successful.

We often think we express negative emotions, not because we cannot help it, but because we should express them.

I'll come around to see you once in a while, or if I ever need a reason to smile, and spend the night if you think I should.

Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world.