If we lose the war in the air we lose the war and lose it quickly.

My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

If we lose the war in the air we lose the war and lose it quickly.

Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no good.

The harder the fighting and the longer the war, the more the infantry, and in fact all the arms, lean on the gunners.

A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.

The first duty of a leader is opti­mism. How does your sub­or­di­nate feel after meet­ing with you? Does he feel uplifted? If not, you are not a leader.