Lorenzo il Magnifico, the Plato Four, the humanists had taught him that man was the center of the universe; and this was never more demonstrable that when he stood looking upward and found himself, a lone individual, serving as the central pole holding up the tarpaulin of sun and clouds, moon and stars, knowing that, lone or abandoned as he might feel, without his support the heavens would fall.

The casualties of war are true heroes that everybody forgets to remember, even those who fight wars within themselves…

Lt. Charles Gatewood: – You’re talking about the most perfect fighting machine God ever put on this earth. … An Apache can find water and food to live on for a year in a desert that would kill a white man inside three days. … He can hide on bare ground fifty feet away so well you can’t see him. … He can ride a horse to death, cut a meal from it, and run forty miles on foot at a pace that would kill a cavalry horse. … What you’re talking about, General, is the tiger of the human species.

I may not be the perfect woman in this world. But I truly value the struggles that I'm facing right now.

Just because you weren't born with wings, it doesn't mean you weren't meant to fly.

The measure of stupidity is letting change being drived by others.

Bet kai esi labai protingas, tai, manau, kas nors gali išmušti tave iš vėžių, jeigu nepasisaugosi

I swallowed. Be strong, Valentina. The wish of a dead man is sacred. Don’t break your promise.

You have suffered a tragedy most could neither imagine, nor endure. Yet here you stand, breathing, living. Which is the most difficult thing to do. People often admire physical strength, but I believe it’s the simple things one does after a tragedy that defines them. There is no greater show of power than continuing to live when you’d like nothing more than to lie down and let the world fade.

Strength of body. Strength of mind. strength of personality. All this things lie within a person. They define us. They determine our limits.