“All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let up. Don t ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain. ”

“There were many, many times thereafter that Don regretted having enlisted - but so has every man who ever volunteered for military service.”

“Enjoy what you have, every little detail of wherever you are. Don´t focus on where you aren´t.”

“Is that a bad thing?” He angled his wineglass. “Every aspect of society todaycontrives to muddy our vision. To make us want things we don‟t need. Need thingswe don‟t want. Strip all of that away and cut to your deathbed.” He clinked theirglasses together. “That‟s the essence of a life.”

“Don t play what's there, play what's not there.”

“Tom, don't let anybody kid you. It's all personal, every bit of business. Every piece of shit every man has to eat every day of his life is personal. They call it business. OK. But it's personal as hell. You know where I learned that from? The Don. My old man. The Godfather. If a bolt of lightning hit a friend of his the old man would take it personal. He took my going into the Marines personal. That's what makes him great. The Great Don. He takes everything personal Like God. He knows every feather that falls from the tail of a sparrow or however the hell it goes? Right? And you know something? Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult.”