Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men

I never take counsel of my fears.

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

Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.

We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.

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

War is a bloody, killing business. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts.