I have always felt that whatever the divine Providence permitted to occur, I was not too proud to report.
Yes, I think I have the skills to compete with Anderson Silva.
Make peace with the fear of defeat. . . Fear holds you back from putting forth your best performance.
Combat is my profession and fighting was a great way to maintain a combat mindset while preparing to lead Marines in war.
If you don't take charge of your transition, it is a dark and lonely road
There's nothing you can take for granted; not a single day, not a single minute, not a single relationship.
When you've been through that, a fight just doesn't seem that cataclysmic.
However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.
What does Reverence for Life say abut the relations between [humanity] and the animal world? Whenever I injury any kind of life I must be quite certain that it is necessary. I must never go beyond the unavoidable, not even in apparently insignificant things. The farmer who has mowed down a thousand flowers in his meadow in order to feed his cows must be careful on his way home not to strike the head off a single flower by the side of the road in idle amusement, for he thereby infringes on the law of life without being under the pressure of necessity.
Gluttony is a great fault; but we do not necessarily dislike a glutton. We only dislike the glutton when he becomes a gourmet-that is, we only dislike him when he not only wants the best for himself, but knows what is best for other people.
Artists are useful to society because they are so sensitive. They are supersensitive. They keel over like canaries in coal mines filled with poison gas, long before more robust types realize that any danger is there.