“No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.”

“Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.”

“Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more”

“No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.”

“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future.”

“The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That’s the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!”

“...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability.”