War is very simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage war.
Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
Success is how you bounce on the bottom.
The obvious thing for the cavalryman to do is to accept the fighting machine as a partner, and prepare to meet more fully the demands of future warfare.
Tanks are new and special weapon-newer than, as special, and certainly as valuable as the airplane.
If I could have three wishes, one would be to take an ’88 and shove that barrel up Hitler’s ass so that cocksucker can cry like the little god-damned girl he is. And hell, after that, I wouldn’t need two more wishes.
Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?
If you go into a battle, it’s better to win the first time.
The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on.
You fight like you train.
For years I have been accused of making snap judgments. Honestly, this is not the case because I am a profound military student and the thoughts I express, perhaps too flippantly, are the result of years of thought and study.
When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.
Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.
This is a hell of a way to die.
War is a bloody, killing business. You’ve got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts.
I read the Bible – every goddamn day.
Success in war depends upon the golden rule of war.
Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.
Remember wars are won by killing people. The more we kill, the quicker we’ll get out of this war.
A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon – it won’t work and you can’t fire it.