We fight to win and win with a knock out, because there are no runners up in war. Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons - General MacArthur - General George Patton
Oddly, the military world is one of great sameness. Thank God for men who manage to hold from afar, wipe tears away with tender words and dish out the life force that is hope.
- General Colin Powell - General John Allen Who sweats, wins. The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage. - George Washington
- David Friedman It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.
- George S. Patton Jr.
Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history. - Abraham Lincoln Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. Clarity and simplicity are the antidotes to complexity and uncertainty. Coming together is a beginning. - Anonymous Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others. The military may take your body but I keep your heart. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office. But sometimes - thank goodness - it's nicer than real life. – John Paul Jones Just like everyone else. - Franklin P. Jones
Thank you to all the men and women who have and are serving our country. We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
There is an orderly quality to life on an army base, and even the children of the military are brought up with that sense of order and sameness. "The soldier is the Army. – Dwight D. Eisenhower There is Army Strong. Courage is fear holding on a minute longer - General George S. Patton Kill me if I retreat! We are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free. You do not go into battle to die for your country. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here! - General George S. Patton, U.S. Army Discipline is the soul of an army. I thank each and every one of you. Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence. A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do, and like it. - Bryant McGill - Jean-Francois Cope - George Orwell You go into battle to make the other bastard die for his country. The day you married a service member is the day you joined the military. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
Leadership is for those who love the public good and are endowed and trained to administer it. Our military, our heroes! He instills confidence in his troops. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.
As a kid I wanted to be a soldier, a fighter pilot, a covert agent, professions that require a great deal of bravery and risk and putting oneself in grave danger in order to complete the mission. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. Military is a family that knows what it means to fight. - James H. West
- Anais Nin
- Elvis Presley - Dwight D. Eisenhower – Major Gen. Frederick C. Blesse - Joseph Heller Savage - Air Force saying
I hear a lot of crap about what a glorious thing it is to die for your country. War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.
It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle.
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflections. A general never shows despair. Working together is success. They follow those who persist with hope.