The Cause Doesn't Have To Be Righteous

Bad News Is Dramatic. It Makes Good Tv. If There's A Firefight On The Same Day That A School Opens Up, The Media Will Show The Firefight Even Though The School Is Way More Important And Will Affect The Community For Much Longer.

At 19, Your Brain Hasn't Finished Wiring Itself. So The First Time You Have A Good Friend Die, Most People Don't Go Through That At 19. Soldiers Do. They're Facing Life In This Accelerated, Compressed Form, And A Lot Of Times, They're Not Ready For It.

Combat Isn't Where You Might Die -- Though That Does Happen -- It's Where You Find Out Whether You Get To Keep On Living. Don't Underestimate The Power Of That Revelation. Don't Underestimate The Things Young Men Will Wager In Order To Play That Game One More Time.

All Journalists Hope That Their Work Will Inspire A Broader Conversation. I Think That's Just What Journalism Is.

The Coward’s Fear Of Death Stems In Large Part From His Incapacity To Love Anything But His Own Body. The Inability To Participate In Others’ Lives Stands In The Way Of His Developing Any Inner Resources Sufficient To Overcome The Terror Of Death. — J. Glenn Gary, The Warriors