The longer the battle lasts the more force we'll have to use!

If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there.

Generalissimo Stalin directed every move... made every decision... He is the greatest and wisest military genius who ever lived...

We got 16,000 wonderful vehicles. We got all the steel that we make our tanks out of. Of course, we couldn't have done without Western aid.

The mere existence of atomic weapons implies the possibility of their use.

Zhukov was the most successful commander of World War II, who fell from grace under Khrushchev, but never lost his place in the pantheon of Soviet heroes.

There's no smoke without fire.

If you feel that the Chief of the General Staff talks only rubbish, my place is not here. Better to give me a command at the front where I can be of better use!

The nature of encounter operations required of the commanders limitless initiative and constant readiness to take the responsibility for military actions.

There are things in Russia which are not as they seem.

It takes One... to know One...

Be silent and listen to the song of your soul.

It takes courage to become exceptional

Experience taught me to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper.

There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority, and control – your mind and your mouth.

Philosophy is an act of living.

You're sure he's not a vampire?' Claire said.'I've seen movies. They're sneaky.' She was kidding. Eve didn't smile.

Love is nothing other than finding the truth.

I had someone very close to me say to me that hopefully I’ll have many more ups and downs, not in just my career but in life. If you don’t have that, you’re not taking enough risks.

I have now the gloomy prospect of retiring from office loaded with serious debts, which will materially affect the tranquility of my retirement.