The publicity I have been getting, a good deal of which is untrue, and the rest of it ill considered, has done me more harm than good.

In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.

Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired. When you were younger the mind could make you dance all night, and the body was never tired... You've always got to make the mind take over and keep going.