A certain grasp of military affairs is vital for those in charge of general policy.

The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by the war and how he intends to conduct it.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Tactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity'

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.

Criticism exists only to recognize the truth, not to act as judge.

People experience conscious will when they interpret their own thought as the cause of their action.

I definitely believe that love conquers all, yes.

It is a fine thing to be out on the hills alone. A man can hardly be a beast or a fool alone on a great mountain.

I almost never get nervous. I have ice water in my veins.

We'd rather have faithful Jews, Baptists or Buddhists than some of the Catholics who nearly run you over in the parking lot after Mass.

The circle is the fundamental geometry of open human communication.

Banks don't commit crimes. Bankers do. And they won't ever stop if they don't have to pay for their crimes.

I've never made a plan for my life. I have just taken whatever opportunities have come and been very genuine with them.

Directing is genderless. The only thing...I love men.

America is not a democracy. I think if your kids understood that - and most people don't. We are a representative republic. We're not a direct democracy.