“Man, I didn’t choose the Lord—He chose me.”

“I’m not an expert; But I’m willing to Learn.”

“We will not be the youngest coming into the business, we will not be the best looking, we will not be the most well connected, but we can outwork most civilians”

“Get focused on one thing. Get really good at one thing and just start adding to it.”

“Failure led to my wisdom.”

“Finding yourself is fun, but it can be expensive”

“It’s not just about the veteran, it’s about the family element...”

“Don’t think you’re less of a man because you’re fucking crying… we’re guys, we feel too. We feel love, we feel hurt, we feel all the same fucking things.”

“Disciple is the riding factor… we tend to lose that when we get out…”

“You have to pay your dues. If there isn’t work, I create work.”

“If you’re not a part of people’s teams, they’re going to ask you to leave.”

“They say to kill a Marine you have to kill his will to fight.”

“It takes a village”

“The people around you may not know what you’re going through … but they’re trying… and you have to recognize that.”

“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.”

“In California we have 1.9million Veterans… and only 35% of those veterans are receiving benefits.”

“When you become a leader, you give up the right to think about yourself.”

“Being busy, came with accolades… but it was a coping mechanism”

“The issue—the way I see it, is that I think that we’re a lot stronger if we work together as a team… I think everyone wants to be the hero of their own movie…”

“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but by how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”

“It’s acceptable to struggle”