“A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.”

“Soldier, you are gay until the United States military tells you otherwise.”

“Underestimation of nonconventional units or a guerrilla enemy by regular forces is a cardinal military sin.”

“1971 was the year of spaghetti. In 1971 I cooked spaghetti to live, and lived to cook spaghetti. Steam rising from the pot was my pride and joy, tomato sauce bubbling up in the saucepan my one great hope in life...This is the story from the Year of Spaghetti, AD 1971.”

“The first duty of the sovereign [is] that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, [which] can be performed only by means of a military force”

“I fully understand those who say you can't win this thing militarily. That's exactly what the United States military says, that you can't win this military.”