Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one's balance in spite of them.

Boldness will be at a disadvantage only in an encounter with deliberate caution, which may be considered bold in its own right, and is certainly just as powerful and effective; but such cases are rare.

By 'intelligence' we mean every sort of information about the enemy and his country - the basis, in short, of our own plans and operations.

The very nature of interactions is bound to make it unpredictable.

Only the element of chance is needed to make war a gamble, and that element is never absent.

The world has a way of undermining complex plans. This is particularly true in fast moving environments. A fast moving environment can evolve more quickly than a complex plan can be adapted to it. By the time you have adapted, the target has changed.

Boldness governed by superior intellect is the mark of a hero.