Great things alone can make a great mind, and petty things will make a petty mind unless a man rejects them as completely alien.

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.

Four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry or confusion

Taking actions will fulfill your dreams and wishes, not the prayers and blessings.

It is as if people refused to leave their dead alone, forced them back into the light, made them keep their composure even in death.

Both of them can get it. They can line up. I'll fight both of them in one night, and I bet it won't go 12 rounds.

You're always a work in progress. Flexibility. Personality. Motivation. There's always room to improve.

If for harming himself a man forfeits his freedom, then he is not free at all.

I have to fix this,” I told him, as clearly and calmly as I could. “If you want to help me, then help me. Don’t shield me, don’t protect me, don’t bury me alive. Help me .

Love came when you weren't looking, except in the case of millions who found mates on Match.com, but, hey. It sounded good.

the impatience of the old is the worst impatience of all.

Challenge everything, assume nothing.