"Life is like any other contact sport. You may encounter hardships of one sort or another. Wise people find happiness not in the absence of such hardships, but in their ability to understand them when they occur."

“A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.”

“Combat is my profession and fighting was a great way to maintain a combat mindset while preparing to lead Marines in war.”

“I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.”

“The only real mistake here is ignoring the inner voice.”

“Regarding wetsuits, I always liked the Marilyn Minter quote, 'Everything's better when wet,' injecting some style into sports utility,”

“The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of using fantasy, of being subjective.”

“Since Christ is the Word of God and the Truth of God, he may be received even by those who have not heard of his manifestation in the flesh... We have, therefore. the hope that even among the heathen there may be some, like Socrates, who, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit working through the truth of nature and conscience, have found the way of life and salvation.”

Source : Augustus Hopkins Strong (1907). “Systematic Theology: A Compendium and Commonplace Book Designed for the Use of Theological Students”

“I mean, the old film critics just excoriated me.”

Source : Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. May 7, 2003.