“Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, p...” — H. R. McMaster Quote

Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.

I think any of us who have been involved in the mission of Iraq have developed a great deal of affection for the Iraqi people and are emotionally invested in what we think is a vital mission... So I think any of my contemporaries would welcome the opportunity to go back and make a contribution to this extraordinarily important mission.

We often operate effectively on the physical battleground but not on the psychological battleground. We fail to communicate our resolve.

Some people have a misunderstanding about the Army. Some people think, 'Hey, you're in the military, and everything is super-hierarchical, and you're in an environment that is intolerable of criticism, and people don't want frank assessments.' I think the opposite is the case.

When you do an interview with me, you're talking to a cheap imitation of the person that I really am. There's no magic in my words, it's just me talking.

I'm a relatively cheap person who, to me, it's not cool to overspend; it's cool to get a great deal.

I actually find that my hair looks the best on tour with my band, Wardell. And it's funny because I'm just using cheap hotel shampoo and conditioner.

The one thing I will say for digital, and you won't hear me say that many complimentary things about it, is that it's cheap. It pretty much enables anybody to record as long as you can deal with the sound.

I came through the ranks of the BBC documentary department. I was lucky working during this drama doc era, where they did reconstructions, basically like cheap drama made by the factual department.