Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.

To be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at all. To win battles you do not beat weapons - you beat the soul of man of the enemy man.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

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

I never take counsel of my fears.

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

There is no such thing as a successful defense.