"We become contemplatives when God discovers Himself in us."

“The fracture of pencil still useful, but the fracture of soul, we couldn't use it, Mister.”

“Political progress will only take place if sufficient security exists.”

Source : "Crocker, Petraeus Testify Before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Iraq". David Petraeus' remarks at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing hosted by Carl Levin, media.washingtonpost.com. September 11, 2007.

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.”

Source : Kurt Vonnegut (2009). “Mother Night: A Novel”, p.5, Dial Press

“The traces of our life here will lie cold and still, dreaming, like the brittle eyes of dolls in an abandoned cabin, and the last men will look to them for explanations, or apologies.”

“Another thing I also recommend is washing your face with white towels, little white towels instead of your hands. Other towels have dye in them and, with water on them, I just don't mess around with that. This way you're not getting your hands back on your dirty face as you're washing it. You're going to see what's coming off.”

Source : "Grace And Frankie's June Diane Raphael on the joy of calling Donald Trump a 'little bitch'". Interview with Alex McLevy, tv.avclub.com. March 22, 2017.

“Dead men are heavier than broken hearts.”

“If you want a simple strength and conditioning program, stick to the basics. Run your 400s and 800s, and do lots of power cleans and presses and long heavy sets of squats.”

“I cannot take every case that people ask me to take.”