David Hackworth

“We became a band of brothers, and that bond is damn near unbreakable.”

“About Face, it's a command that you give when you're marching in the wrong direction.”

“Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.”

“If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.”

“Take care of your men, and they'll take care of you.”

“The grunts are the backbone of the military, not the fat-ass generals who are all for themselves.”

“In every war, there are the hunters and the hunted. I was a hunter.”

“The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways.”

“I believe that the role of the military is to fight and win wars, not to be a social experiment.”

“The truth is, the U.S. is a great country, and we're not a perfect country.”

“I'd rather be a private in a good unit than a general in a bad one.”

“War is hell, but it's also a great teacher.”

“The military is a machine, and it can be a brutal and unforgiving one.”