There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.

It’s physical. If you keep on writing for three years, every day, you should be strong. Of course you have to be strong mentally, also. But in the first place you have to be strong physically. That is a very important thing. Physically and mentally you have to be strong.

If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.

Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Demonstrate to the world, there is ‚No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy‘ than a U.S. Marine.

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

Truth is mysterious, elusive, always to be conquered. Liberty is dangerous, as hard to live with as it is elating. We must march toward these two goals, painfully but resolutely, certain in advance of our failings on so long a road.

Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, stronger, or more powerful, but God knows how to shift things around and get you to where you’re supposed to be.

Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.

The spirit of America has nurtured responsibility and community unlike any other country.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

It was such a leap in my career when ‚Truman Show‘ came along. It’s always been a long process for me insofar as recognition goes, but that’s OK because you appreciate it when it comes.

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.

The left paw has done me well over the years. I’m not a scientist, I’m a martial artist.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

‚Victory Lap,‘ even the title. It’s the accumulation of trial and error; that’s what I represent; trial and error.

Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

I’m not a good storm-outer… because I forget stuff.

Indeed, we’re strongest when the face of America isn’t only a soldier carrying a gun but also a diplomat negotiating peace, a Peace Corps volunteer bringing clean water to a village, or a relief worker stepping off a cargo plane as floodwaters rise.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

I look forward to a great future for America – a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.

If you have to stand and fight, you train yourself so that you’re able to do it.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Why is it that although it takes us years to get into our messes, we expect God to get us out of them in a few days?

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

Silence is a source of great strength.

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it.

A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.

Tyrants seldom want pretexts.

There are a lot of inaccuracies out there when it comes to the SEAL training process. You will see guys carrying logs around on television. They think that the hardest part about being on a SEAL team is getting through that training. The fact of the matter is, if you have a good attitude, that training is fun. I had a blast.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.

Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels – men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.

I was 18 years old, and it was a dream come true for me to work out and eat great food for free. What else do you want in life? People think that is what it is like to be in a SEAL team, but it is less than a fraction of your career as a real SEAL.

Of course there are moments that you wonder how long you should be doing it because there are other aspects which are not nice, of this lifestyle. But I just love winning.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money.

When we look back on all the perils through which we have passed and at the mighty foes that we have laid low and all the dark and deadly designs that we have frustrated, why should we fear for our future? We have come safely through the worst.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

That is America. That is America. Those bonds of affection; that common creed. We don’t fear the future; we shape it. We embrace it, as one people, stronger together than we are on our own.

Many Communist government officials have a rigid, dictatorial power, but they live in constant suspicion and fear of anything that might undermine the power they have.

We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don’t be a wimp. Put up a good fight.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.