We shall not enter into any of the abstruse definitions of war used by publicists. We shall keep to the element of the thing itself, to a duel. War is nothing but a duel on an extensive scale.

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.

In some company it’s perfectly all right to prick your finger, but very bad form to finger your prick.

She had left me thirsty and all my life would be thirst and longing for what I had lost before I found it.

People think "monsters" are born without origin. But it is the monsters that have the greatest stories to tell...

Rules and regulations are for humans.

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

Zombies let us explore notions of the apocalypse - no water, food, medical care, the government imploding - while letting us sleep at night.

A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.

I was a sort of son to Ike, and it was the other way round with Kennedy.

For too long, Americans have fallen victim to financial abuses at the hands of predatory lenders that operate in the shadows.

Shallow understanding accompanies poor compassion; great understanding goes with great compassion.