When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.

The duties of an officer are the safety, honor, and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare, and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer s own ease, comfort, and safety last.

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.

Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.