The harder the fighting and the longer the war, the more the infantry, and in fact all the arms, lean on the gunners.

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole.

The first duty of a leader is opti­mism. How does your sub­or­di­nate feel after meet­ing with you? Does he feel uplifted? If not, you are not a leader.

My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

As God once said, and I think rightly.

Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.

Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: 'Do not march on Moscow'... Rule 2 is: Do not go fighting with your land armies in China.

Let no man surrender so long as he is unwounded and can fight.

Im my profession you have to mystify the enemy.

I was well beaten myself, and I am better for it.

A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.

Time has always been the greatest ally to Truth, because Time eventually relieves and reveals all.

Is it not beautiful to discover a new path to your destiny and decorate it with the beauty of your imagination?

Remember it is as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

If you look at the whole life of the planet, we - you know, Man - has only been around for a few blinks of an eye. So if the infection wipes us all out, that is a return to normality.

Being an American is something I wanted to be for a very long time, probably since I saw the moon landing when I was a child.

I leave it up to the government to make good decisions for Americans.

The first thing in all progress is to leave something behind.

If you listen carefully to Rick Santorum, he sounds more like Stalin than Pope Innocent III.

There's no satisfaction without a struggle first.

Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum.