Unless you do your best, the day will come when, tired and hungry, you will halt just short of the goal you were ordered to reach, and by halting you will make useless the efforts and deaths of thousands.

Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win.

There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.

Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Audacity, audacity, always audacity.

Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.