You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.
If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes
Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move.
Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.