The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.

Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed

Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.

From the Far East I send you one single thought, one sole idea - written in red on every beachhead from Australia to Tokyo - "There is no substitute for victory!"

I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.