Generals are fascinating cases of arrested development - after all, at five all of us wanted to be generals. — Peter Ustinov Copy Share Image
“Nobody wins wars. Generals plan battles to be swift and decisive. When they are not, the aim is to end the conflict… — Steph Bennion Copy Share Image
The US did not have any big supply of good generals in Civil War, and some it did have went with the… — William Lee Miller Copy Share Image
The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
Trump has claimed he knows more about ISIS than America's leading generals. Clearly, this is also total nonsense; he doesn't seem to… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
“It [the Mexican War] was a training ground for generals, so that when the sad self-murders settled on us, the leaders knew… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
There are in Europe many good generals, but they see too many things at once. I see one thing, namely the enemy's… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“Richmond's newspaper questioned how a senior general could not even get two of his own generals to cooperate with him. They nicknamed… — Clint Johnson Copy Share Image
I caddied for Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley long before they became generals or president, for that matter. Just between you and… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
“The Bear had once confided to me that Durrell's ego could fit snugly in the basilica of St. Peter's in Rome but… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
“Brave' covers everything from complete insanity and bloody disregard of other people's lives - generals tend to go in for that sort… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
That's why the army sends all its future generals to what we call "charm school." As soon as you are a general,… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
One of the things I would immediately do [as Commander in Chief ], in addition to defeating them here at home, is… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
In Tunisia the Americans had to pay a stiff price for their experience, but it brought rich dividends. Even at that time,… — Erwin Rommel Copy Share Image
It is certainly of great importance for a general to keep his plans secret; and Frederick the Great was right when he… — Antoine-Henri Jomini Copy Share Image
I'm actually writing history. It isn't what you'd call big history. I don't write about presidents and generals... I write about the… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
Why did the generals who have been so ready to term me a complaisant and incompetent yes-man fail to secure my removal?… — Wilhelm Keitel Copy Share Image
Generals aren't in the business of commenting on the correctness or incorrectness of the President's decisions. Anybody who thinks he should be… — Norman Schwarzkopf Copy Share Image
“Hullo, commandant,' I said, 'how's the General?' 'Which general?' he asked with a shy grin. 'Surely in the Caodaist faith,' I said,… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
“The Continental army got more generals than they got private soldiers, these days. An officer lives through more 'n two battles, they… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“There had been reports in recent days that Trump wanted a general to manage his office; generals appeal to him, perhaps because… — Amy Davidson Sorkin Copy Share Image
“Generals, on the average, are far less bellicose than journalists or patriotic housewives: They know the horrors of a war and they… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
I haven't mentioned another argument, The Hague tribunal. It is clear our generals and all of you who are sitting here now… — Franjo Tudjman Copy Share Image
“But the damage done to the Army command structure would be long in healing. If a new war came someday, there would… — T. R. Fehrenbach Copy Share Image
When Secretary [Hillary] Clinton talks about this, I mean, I'll take the admirals and I'll take the generals any day over the… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
There are a number of World War II historians I admire: Cornelius Ryan, Mark Stoler, Antony Beevor, to name a few. As… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
Sadly, I have very vague memories of Burma. The family was forced to leave when the generals took over. — Dick Strawbridge Copy Share Image
Russia has two generals in whom she can confide -Generals Janvier and Fevrier — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know who has done a lot of questioning of generals? President Trump. — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
I know generals who disagree with [Barack] Obama, but I don't think these people are idiots or been reduced to rubble. — Eric Bolling Copy Share Image
Though triumphs were to generals only due, crowns were reserved to grace the soldiers too. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Not only generals can be politicians, and not only generals can be defense ministers. — Ayelet Shaked Copy Share Image
Napoleon wanted his generals to be lucky. I don't think he would have worked with me. — Graham Taylor Copy Share Image
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![“One of the things I would immediately do [as Commander in Chief ], in addition to defeating them here at home, is bring back the warrior class - Petraeus, McChrystal, Mattis, Keane, Flynn. Every single one of these generals I know. Every one was retired early because they told President [Barack]…” quote by Carly Fiorina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/397/carly-fiorina-1077_barack_one-of-the-things-i-would-immediately-do_299161.jpg)
![“When Secretary [Hillary] Clinton talks about this, I mean, I'll take the admirals and I'll take the generals any day over the political hacks that I see that have led our country so brilliantly over the last 10 years with their knowledge. OK? Because look at the mess that we're in.” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/123/donald-trump-18_admiral_when-secretary-hillary-clinton-talks-abo_847061.jpg)
![“I know generals who disagree with [Barack] Obama, but I don't think these people are idiots or been reduced to rubble.” quote by Eric Bolling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cfc/eric-bolling-9033_barack_i-know-generals-who-disagree-with-barack_2994388.jpg)
