Men since the beginning of time have sought peace...military alliances, balances of power, leagues of nations, all in turn have failed, leaving the only path to be by way of the crucible of war. The utter destructiveness of war not blots out this alternative.

Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.

Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.

I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.

I came out of Bataan and I shall return!

No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.

Apart from an innate grasp of tactical concepts, a great coach must possess the essentials attributes of leadership which mold men into a cohesive, fighting team with an invincible will to victory.