It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.

Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.

Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.

I think leadership is both a trained thing and a natural gift.

Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.

The troops may whine and moan, but when they meet the standard, there's a sense of pride.