General

I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.

I get angry at a principle, not a person.

I like to say I'm not a hero.

The Patriot missile is a point defence missile. Point defence means that you put the missile at a location to defend a very specific target such as an airfield, a supply dump or a headquarters.

He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that he's a great military man.

I think any student of military strategy would tell you that in order to attack a position, you should have a ratio of approximately 3 to 1 in favor of the attacker.

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

War is a profane thing.

I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.

But I would defy anyone to go back over the years and tell me anyone whose career I've ruined, anyone whom I've driven out of the service, anyone I've fired from a job.

Good generalship is a realization that... you've got to try and figure out how to accomplish your mission with a minimum loss of human life.

He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that he's a great military man.

Hey, I'm not a politician. I'm a ham. I love to give speeches.

Nobody can ever pin you down when you speculate.

They say the good Lord doesn't charge you for the days you hunt and fish, and I believe that.

I get angry at a principle, not a person.

To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.

I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.

You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.

I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.