“A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.”

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.

No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.

All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Do more than is required of you.

A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.

War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

If a man does his best, what else is there?

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you.

I’m not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they’ll ask for it.

There are many reasons for why a man does what he does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.

Being a leader is about leading your own mind’s logic and leading your heart’s reason. Be cognizant of the decisions that your mind and heart make, and your life will be much more meaningful and rewarding.

The three most charismatic leaders in this century inflicted more suffering on the human race than almost any trio in history: Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. What matters is not the leader’s charisma. What matters is the leader’s mission.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.