In forty hours I shall be in battle, with little information, and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous decisions. But I believe that one's spirit enlarges with responsibility and that, with God's help, I shall make them, and make them right.

Duty is the essence of manhood.

Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen

When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.

Say what you mean and mean what you say.

There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates.

There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr.