I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.

Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone.

The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.

I would rather be the hammer than the anvil

The German soldier has impressed the world, however the Italian Bersagliere soldier has impressed the German soldier.

In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.

If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it.

A risk is a chance you take; if it fails you can recover. A gamble is a chance taken; if it fails, recovery is impossible.

Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, but brains saves both.

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

Food tells you everything about the way people live and who they are.

You've got to love something enough to kill it.

I loved the idea of seeing the world through a boy's eyes.

And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things.

If your mother cooks Italian food, why should you go to a restaurant?

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else.

I have a desire to tell stories. And I'm never quite satisfied.

If I'm not complaining, I'm not having a good time, hah hah!