The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

continue to advance until you run out of ammunition. Then, dig in.

It is the cold glitter of the attacker's eye not the point of the questing bayonet that breaks the line.

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.

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.

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. The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible. So far I have been able to accomplish that, and I believe I have gotten quite a reputation from not kicking at peculiar assignments.