Quotes from Brandon Webb

Going through SEAL training taught me that it's OK to fall down three times, as long as you get up four. This is a good philosophy for most things in life.

I am proud to be a SEAL and serve in the military.

We need a clear plan to put radical Islamic terrorism out of vogue, and it should be eliminated at its roots. American SOF are part of the puzzle, but they do not, by themselves, complete the picture.

General David Petraeus is an American patriot and hero.

Great performers - in sports, the arts, business, or whatever field - have undertaken massive amounts of training. And when that training is complete... they train some more, and harder than they expect to perform. Why? Training builds confidence and ensures peak performance.

Benghazi is important because it demonstrates all that is wrong in Washington.

The Special Operations community is rooted in unconventional warfare.

Unconventional warfare needs to remain the heart and soul of U.S. Special Operations Command and component commands.

It's important for Americans to know what the guys fighting the wars have been experiencing, not just from the perspective of a talking-head politician or a four-star general.

Ever since wars have been fought, guys have been writing their stories.

I never shot much when I was a kid, but on the spotting scope, understanding the ballistics and the calculations, I'm a ten.

The game of political music chairs and finger-pointing by career politicians and agency bureaucrats needs to end.

The sniper is like a highly skilled surgeon, practicing his craft on the battlefield.

Time bandits come at all hours, wanting conversations, wasting conversations, wanting meetings, wasting meetings, and all with no purpose.

If you're going to break the rules, you have to live with the consequences.

Bad people will find a way to do harm, whether it's homemade explosives, illegal weapons, or flying planes into buildings. Restricting law-abiding citizens' right to bear arms is not the answer.

I like to measure people by their accomplishments in life and how they consistently act.

I am not a tall man.

The people with whom I've worked in the Special Operations community are more concerned with an individual's contribution to the team, and their ability to do their job exceptionally well, than their race or sexual preferences.

I didn't grow up hunting whitetail, but I would stalk tuna and white sea bass and yellowtail.

Law in Ukraine is not black and white; it is shades of gray.

Great leaders know that adversity produces the greatest opportunities in life.

Transitioning out of the military after a decade or more of service can be exciting and scary. Even more so when you have a family to support and are not experienced with the challenges of transitioning from active duty to civilian life.

If I had to identify the one skill set shared by most by the men who become part of the SEAL teams... it would be sheer brainpower.