Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone.

I would rather he had given me one more division

There is one unalterable difference between a soldier and a civilian: the civilian never does more than he is paid to do.

Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.

The peril of the hour moved the British to tremendous exertions, just as always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible. Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.

The future battle on the ground will be preceded by battle in the air. This will determine which of the contestants has to suffer operational and tactical disadvantages and be forced throughout the battle into adoption compromise solutions.

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