“To be a successful soldier, you must know history.”

Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.

Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.

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.

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

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.

A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.

A safe army is better than a safe border.

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They’re just braver 5 minutes longer.

Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.

The army teaches boys to think like men.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

Too many kings can ruin an army.

It is our sacred duty to recognize the unending and immeasurable sacrifices our military families make in support of their loved ones and for our country.