Commanders Quotes

A force engaged is out of the hand of its commander.

— Ardant du Picq

America needs a Commander in Chief, not a Global Community Organizer.

— Liz Cheney

Rested commanders are the best commanders.

— James G. Stavridis

He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

— Omar N. Bradley

Commanders-in-chief make really tough decisions.

— Dana Perino

Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.

— Augustus

Your commander would never lie to you. That's the vice president's job.

— Henry Rollins

The only sin I think a commander in chief can make is exaggerating successes and not understanding the challenges.

— Lindsey Graham

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 next president of the United States needs to figure one thing out quickly - how to be commander in chief. And…

— Lindsey Graham

I will be as careful as I can in making the most significant decisions any president and commander-in-chief can make about sending…

— Hillary Clinton

After World War I, while France and other Allies were building military defenses modeled on trench warfare, German commanders were shaping a…

— Charles Duhigg

Lampis, the sea commander, being asked how he got his wealth, answered, "My greatest estate I gained easily enough, but the smaller…

— Plutarch

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 first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish ...…

— Carl von Clausewitz

The president [Barack Obama] himself has said he thought part of his job was to remind the American people that being president…

— Hillary Clinton

Eleven years after the discovery of their bodies, no one has been held accountable for their murders. The chief suspects in the…

— Garry Robbins

At the end of the day, I think I understand the dynamic that we face. And I'm best prepared to be commander…

— Lindsey Graham

As I have been saying for more than a year now, turning this vital mission over to the Iraqi people as soon…

— Howard Coble

Since 9/11 we've been engaged in wars around the world, and General [James] Mattis has been a leading battlefield commander in many…

— James Mattis

The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

You know a constellation of imperishable values. Live by the mighty truth and power of God. Live above the sludge of a…

— Carl F. H. Henry

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

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

Armstrong, sitting in the commander's seat, spacesuit on, helmet on, plugged into electrical and environmental umbilical's, is a man who is not…

— Norman Mailer

Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in…

— Barack Obama

The best generals I have known were... stupid or absent-minded men. Not only does a good army commander not need any special…

— Leo Tolstoy

I am myself my own commander. [Lat., Egomet sum mihi imperator.]

— Plautus

I was a section commander in the parachute regiment [in the British army].

— Scott Raab

I'm the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.

— George W. Bush

The greatest commander is he whose intuitions most nearly happen.

— T. E. Lawrence

Two commanders on the same field are always one too many.

— Ulysses S. Grant

You can't flip-flop and be commander-in-chief.

— Newt Gingrich

One can look at John McCain and say that he's not ready to be commander-in-chief.

— Rudy Giuliani

There are but few commanders who properly appreciate the value of celerity.

— Stonewall Jackson