"A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left w…"

"As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist: He is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the ope…"

"It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle."

"Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good."

"True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job."

"I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is to arrange the meeting."

"When placed in command — take charge."

"The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it."

"At Newark airport, I climbed into a taxi. Wearing my uniform with all my ribbons and my Vietnamese airborne beret, I …"

"I had to be a complete son of a bitch to get any results, which often entailed losing my temper five or six times in …"