Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.

Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes.

When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.

Prisoner of War guard companies, or an equivalent organization, should be as far forward as possible in action to take over prisoners of war, because troops heated with battle are not safe custodians. Any attempt to rob or loot prisoners of war by escorts must be dealt strictly with.

Death can be more exciting than life.

There's only one way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet of the last battle of the last war.