“It has been said, and I find it true from personal experience, that it is easier to risk one's life on the battlefield than it is to perform customary humble and humdrum duties which, however, are just as necessary to winning the war.”

“Anybody who performs his necessary duties that God has obliged him perform, he himself will be one of the best worshippers of all.”

“Your daily subsistence which has been assured by God, should not prevent you from rising in obedience and performing your duties.”

“From a rational standpoint, it might be expected that man should be far more willing to express financial confidence in his skills rather than risking his earnings on the mindless meanderings of chance. Experience, however, has strongly indicated the reverse proposition to hold true.”

“The decisions that I made in 2010 were made out of a concern for my country and the world that we live in. Since the tragic events of 9/11, our country has been at war. We've been at war with an enemy that chooses not to meet us on any traditional battlefield, and due to this fact we've had to alter our methods of combating the risks posed to us and our way of life.”

“Every human being experiences risks; some of the risks are common to all humans, and some are unique to the life each of us has been given to live. But I know for certain that risk – both it's shadow and its reality – has shaped my life inside and out.”

“In games and sports, winning is one thing that is very important. However, maintaining the spirit of sportsmanship is far more important than just getting a win.”

“In making war with nature, there was risk of loss in winning.”

“When crime busting is easier than your personal life, something has gone seriously wrong.”

“It has been my personal experience that the true flavour, the real fun, the continuous excitement of work lie in the process of doing it rather than in having it over and done with.”