One cannot permit unique opportunities to slip by for the sake of trifles.

He [Hitler] seemed very depressed and upset about the Stalingrad disaster. He said that one is always liable to look on the black side of things after a defeat, a tendency which can lead one into dangerous and false conclusions.

In Tunisia the Americans had to pay a stiff price for their experience, but it brought rich dividends. Even at that time, the American generals showed themselves to be very advanced in the tactical handling of their forces, although we had to wait until the Patton Army in France to see the most astonishing achievements in mobile warfare.

When there's no clear option, it's better to do nothing.

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

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

The German soldier has impressed the world, however the Italian Bersagliere soldier has impressed the German soldier.