Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.

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.

Free yourself from the burden of feeling the need to hold on to anything. Let go… you are a part of everything.

The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation's purpose - and is a test to the quality of a nation's civilization.

It is a strange thing to realize... but our failures so often place us where we need to be.

Know, then, whatever cheerful and serene supports the mind supports the body too.

I suppose true sexual equality will come when a general called Anthea is found having an unwise lunch with a young, unreliable model from Spain.

It's strange that men should take up crime when there are so many legal ways to be dishonest.

Secret enmities are more to be feared than open ones.

I never really thought about what characters I play. I always just wanted different characters.

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

Scheduling is always tough, no matter what the budget size is, and we had our own run-ins with that, on 'Fading of the Cries.'