In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.

Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.

Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despair; these are the long, long years that bow the head and turn the growing spirit back to dust. Whatever your years, there is in every being's heart the love of wonder, the undaunted challenge of events, the unfailing childlike appetite for what next, and the joy and the game of life.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on