Corporal Dwayne Hicks

"Stay in the light. Darkness is where they hunt."

"The only easy day is behind you now."

"Gratitude keeps you human when everything tries to make you a machine."

"Beauty exists in the small victories when facing extinction."

"Death is waiting, but so is life. Choose to live."

"The strongest survive. The wise help others survive with them."

"Patience in combat can save your life or end it. Know the difference."

"Kindness toward the frightened is leadership in action."

"Power without wisdom is just destruction with extra steps."

"I'd rather face aliens than politicians. At least aliens are honest."

"When everything goes wrong, you find out who you really are."

"Freedom is what we fight for. Survival is what we live for."

"Peace is earned through strength, not granted through weakness."

"Game over, man! Game over!"

"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

"Get away from her, you bitch!"

"We're not just doing this for the money. We're doing it because it's right."

"You learn to keep your head when everyone around you is losing theirs."

"I've seen a lot in my time, and I know what matters most - it's the people beside you."

"Sometimes the only way forward is to stand your ground."

"Fear is a tool. Use it or it uses you."

"When everything goes wrong, that's when you find out who you really are."

"Stay sharp. Stay alive."

"The real enemy isn't always what you can see."

"I trust the people I fight beside more than anyone else in the world."

"Life's too short to waste on regrets."

"Strength comes from knowing you have someone's back."

"Never underestimate what a person can do when survival is on the line."

"Hope is what keeps us fighting when everything seems lost."

"The best plan is the one where everyone makes it home."