“I respect a woman who can respect me when I'm not around.”

“A person with money who chooses to spend it on you, takes little effort and is meaningless. However, a person with no time who manages to spend what little they have on you... this means everything...”

“Just because you may be a Genious, does not mean you are Smart.”

“I am not smart, I pay attention.I am not considerate, I listen.I am not patient, I make time. Im not lucky, I work hard.”

“Being a good leader does not require you possessing a fancy title, no more than possessing a fancy title makes you a good leader.”

“Never pass on an opportunity to say thank you or give recognition for a job well done”

“Just because you consider yourself a genius does not mean you are smart”

“If you go through life expecting nothing chances are you'll be content most of the time.”

“Success can be defined as how hard you continue to fight when they tell you that the battle is over.”

“In one of his last newsletters, Mike Ranney wrote: "In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I'm treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?'No,'" I ans...”

“He looked around at that one room, and the few things in it. He'd always thought retiring would be going back to his life after some nightmare pause. Some stretch of exile in the land of the dead. ...”

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”

“We ended up our talk by my asking Dennis his feelings now about the Marines. Any regrets for all those wounds? Or about having been sent to and having to fight an unpopular war?"No. The Marine Corp...”

“The essence of the Marine Corps experience, I decided, was pain.”

“The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world.”