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.

The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish ... the kind of war on which they are embarking.

Eating your own heart simply to keep the strangers from tasting: a suicide.

Reading and writing dangerous books lets me be who I can't be and say what I can't say in everyday life.

Ranking Can’t decide who to Love!

When you objectify a person living with dementia, you dehumanize them. Once dehumanized, the person becomes a villain.

Youth has its romance, and maturity its wisdom, as morning and spring have their freshness, noon and summer their power, night and winter their repose. Each attribute is good in its own season.

Sometimes in the studio movies I've been working in, you'll put a joke in a movie because the crowd loves it - not because I love it.

The worst thing about being lied to, is realizing they don't think you're worth the truth.

I'm a seeker. I'm very much a believer in science. But I do think there are times when science and mysticism intersect.

I'm not possessive, I'm caring... Once you realize a person doesn't want that much care, you automatically back off.

A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay.