Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character.

I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like 'brilliant,' it would really be an under description of the absolutely superb job that they did in breaching the so-called 'impenetrable barrier.' It was a classic- absolutely classic- military breaching of a very very tough minefield, barbed wire, fire trenches-type barrier.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

I get angry at a principle, not a person.

I like to say I'm not a hero. I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.

From the time I was twelve years old until I retired last year at the age of fifty-seven, the Army was my life. I loved commanding soldiers and being around people who had made a serious commitment to serve their country.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.