To every man of us, Tobruk was a symbol of British resistance and we were now going to finish with it for good.

Which would your men rather be, tired, or dead?

The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.

The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.

Good soldiers, bad officers; however don't forget that without them we would not have any Civilization.

One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization.

If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it.