“If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.”

I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.

One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I’m not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.

The intensity of a fire, or a heavy concentration, to be a leader, you have to be able to concentrate on that fire and move just as soon as it stops or the last round hits.

We salute the rank not the man.

Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.

A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.

If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.

I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.

The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.

It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.

That’s what officers must do – break the cycle of fear. If a soldier is concentrating on his own feelings and on his own fear, and he sees you moving around, he realizes that you’re sharing the burden with him. That’s why he can then move.

If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.

Take a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best.

War exposes the best and worst of those who are called to fight. I know of no man who lacked character in peace and then discovered his character in combat.

The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.

A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.

Character is a wish for a perfect education.

Character is perfectly educated will.

When you’re playing a character in a book, there’s already a lot of pressure because all of the millions of people who have read the series have been able to envision and become very attached to the characters.

Character and fate are two words for the same thing.

When you come onto the set, everything should be focused around your character and you should stay in the pocket, as much as possible. Every actor has their own process. For me, I really need to stay in the pocket.

Unless you’re playing a real character based on a real person, if someone else has done it before, you’re probably better off not watching it as an actor. Otherwise you end up trying to copy someone else.

The way to be successful in Hollywood is to be as obnoxious as the next guy.

If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.