"I'm not going to let anyone define my future. I'm going to create my own."

"I am responsible for my actions. I understood what I was doing when I did it."

"I felt that if the general public, especially the American public, had access to the information, that it would spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general."

"I'm still a human being, and I still have feelings, and I still have a life that I want to live."

"Whistleblowers are not the enemy. They are a vital part of a functioning democracy."