Anybody who knew me growing up calls me Vinny.

And when I go around and talk to schools, what I tell the kids are, first of all, you have to accept each other's differences. Some of you are going to be a crappy football player, some of you are going to be a great mathematician. Whatever it is, accept each other's differences and help prop each other up.

Have you ever heard the phrase, it is better to keep your mouth closed and have people wonder if you are stupid than open it and remove all doubt? (Hakim al Harbi)

I'm a big believer in free enterprise. If people want to try it, then go for it.

No offence Mitch, but you look like s*****." "I feel like s****

...any form of government that required the repression, imprisonment, and execution of those who disagreed with it was certainly not a government of the people.

I have a history of disregarding orders. - Mitch Rapp