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

Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.

To be a successful soldier, you must know history.

Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.

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.

Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.

I was born early, along with my twin, and a lot of times, for infants, that can lead to learning delays.

I’m no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work.

I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don’t get in it.

There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.

I’ll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop.

I’m no innovator. If anything I’m a stealer, or borrower. I’ve stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.

For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.