"In Vietnam, I learned that combat is a furnace that can consume you, or it can forge you into something better and stronger than you were before," Mr. Hagel said.
Even worse, it can forge as any legal users and generates a valid signature.
I can fake, forge or revise my own damned history, thank you very much.
"I'm going to be about coming up with a plan that I believe can forge consensus and compromise and can get passed," he said.
But just as we have forged a consensus on stability and on enterprise, science and skills, so too I believe we can forge a consensus on the issue of Britain's place in the world - and particularly on our relationship with Europe.
"As long as we can get information in real time from the private sector, I think we can forge the right balance between [privacy and security]." Dianne Feinstein, the previous chair of the Senate intelligence committee and one of the more hawkish Democrats, agreed the USA Freedom Act was probably the best option remaining for the NSA, though she expressed concerns about whether it would work.
I guess we can forge a path through this particular jungle together.
"I can only speak for myself, but no one can forge a relationship with big cats like I have by using inhumane training methods.
Together, I hope we, your employer, and you, the employee, can forge an enduring partnership.
"I've been around long enough to know people can forge anything," the candidate told the Observer.
