I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

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.

Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.

There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, we are, and we will be.

I never take counsel of my fears.

Many, who should know better, think that wars can be decided by soulless machines, rather than by the blood and anguish of brave men.

There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or thinking. Then you must have well-trained troops to carry it out: that's working. But between the plan and the operation there is always an unknown. That unknown spells defeat or victory, success or failure. It is the reaction of the actors to the ordeal when it actually comes. Some people call that getting the breaks; I call it God. God has His part, or margin in everything, That's where prayer comes in.