To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything.

I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurting yourself. It's a healing, actually, it's a real healing...forgiveness.

To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind.

Every soldier should learn survival on land, sea, and in the air.

People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A survivalist is practical. He says, "Call it what you want, but just fill the glass." I believe in filling the glass.

I ended up in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific, operating out of Ayuka field in Hawaii.

Never give up, no matter what.