Commanders Quotes · Page 4

I think the worst thing in the world is to have the courts decide who to target in the war on terrorism.…

— Lindsey Graham

I'm looking for Commander James Bond, not an overgrown stunt man. [on meeting Sean Connery]

— Ian Fleming

The national security issues are a really good window into the character of the person that somebody wants to have as commander…

— Tim Kaine

The question is, who ought to make that decision? The Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear…

— George W. Bush

I always wanted to be commander-in-chief of my one-woman army, But I can envision the mediocrity of my finest hour.

— Ani DiFranco

We see a missile here, a bomb there - looks good on CNN. This is nonsense. This is not a strategy of…

— Ted Cruz

Zhukov was the most successful commander of World War II, who fell from grace under Khrushchev, but never lost his place in…

— Georgy Zhukov

Russell Crowe as Capt. Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, .. most unlikely.

— Peter Weir

Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of…

— Erwin Rommel

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. In my experience, the people…

— Colin Powell

Business is war! Its leaders are strategic commanders, who boldly snatch victory from the jaws of defeat - and who perform other…

— Nathan Myhrvold

Tell the Truth, and speak from your pay-grade. Don't try to answer questions that would better be directed to the battalion commander…

— Hal Moore

Pompey had fought brilliantly and in the end routed Caesar's whole force... but either he was unable to or else he feared…

— Plutarch

The fundamental trouble with marriage is that it shakes a man's confidence in himself, and so greatly diminishes his general competence and…

— H. L. Mencken

Foreign lady once remarked to the wife of a Spartan commander that the women of Sparta were the only women in the…

— Plutarch

The U.S. has become a defacto one-party state, with the legislative branch permanently controlled by an incumbent's party and every president exploiting…

— Andrew Bacevich

In one of the decisive battles of World War I, disastrous reports poured into the headquarters of Marshal Foch, the commander of…

— James Keller

“You are the commanders, your men will look to you and act as you do. Let no officer keep to himself or…

— Steven Pressfield

Let's face it, the romantic scene between the Romulan Commander and Spock [in “The Enterprise Incident”] was totally out of context. Any…

— D. C. Fontana

Just as the commander of an army pitches his camp, studies the strength and defenses of a fortress, and then attacks it…

— Ignatius of Loyola

Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists. And the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants…

— Colin Powell

Why do soldiers fight? They join because they believe in a higher cause -- protecting religion, their nation, defending against a foreign…

— Peter R. Mansoor

One of the great things about the United States is that when it comes to world affairs, the president obviously is the…

— Barack Obama

The President, and government, will only control the militia when a part of them is in the actual service of the federal…

— Alexander Hamilton

I don't like celebrity quarterbacks. We don't need those. We need battlefield commanders.

— Bill Parcells

If the Commander-in-Chief will look beyond the defence forces, he will discover that the real India is not military but peace-loving.

— Mahatma Gandhi

For love is of God. He is the fountain, author, parent, and commander of love; it is the sum of his law…

— Matthew Henry

As commander-in-chief, I will do whatever it takes to defend America. But in defending America, we cannot lose what America stands for.

— Rand Paul

With growing experience, all skillful commanders sought to profit by the power of the defensive, even when on the offensive.

— B. H. Liddell Hart

“Wanaume wanaojiua kwa sababu ya mapenzi ni wanawake; wanawake wanaojiua kwa sababu ya fedha ni wanaume.”

— Panthera Tigrisi

I am convinced that nothing but the hand of God can save us or help us as long as we have our…

— James Long

If Barack Obama cannot appreciate that our troops are winning in Iraq, he should not be their Commander in Chief.

— Lindsey Graham

President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.

— John Yoo

I don't even think of myself as a quote, unquote star - that's really douchey. I think of myself as just like…

— Kesha

The profoundest truth of war is that the issue of battle is usually decided in the minds of the opposing commanders, not…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

One thing the military does far better than business is train its own leaders. I can't go to IBM and hire a…

— Colin Powell

My ability to function effectively will not affect my ability to serve as commander-in-chief.

— Michele Bachmann

When you kneel in prayer, don't give God orders, just report to your Commander in Chief for duty.

— Michael Catt

Orderly discipline and morale within an army was the responsibility of the Division Commander.

— Iwane Matsui

I am sure of the fact that Fidel and Chávez are commanders of the forces of freedom in America, to liberate America…

— Evo Morales