Action Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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

— Leo Tolstoy

“battles lost not alone because of superior numbers and failing ammunition and stores, but because of generals who should not have been generals, who…

— William Faulkner

“His view of war - and he had seen a great deal of it - was that a general made as many blunders as…

— Aubrey Menen

“The author of IRR, who worshipped the King, said he had the valor of Hector, the magnanimity of Achilles, the liberality of Titus, the…

— Barbara W. Tuchman

Read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene and Frederic. ... This is the only way to become…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“I was fascinated by all the great generals, from Alexander the Great to George Patton. I hated war, but I loved the warrior spirit.”

— Phil Knight

Good generals select intelligent officers, thoughtful advisors, and brave subordinates. They oversee their troops like a fierce tiger with wings.

— Zhuge Liang

It is surely no coincidence that Napoleon's two greatest heroes were Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. In certain respects, he would outdo them…

— Saul David

“No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops.”

— John J. Pershing

“A general may succeed for some time in persuading his superiors that he is a good commander: he will never”

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

If you put on the military uniform, you're a prima facie hero. Generals are the epitome of that. They're the ones who have been…

— H. W. Brands

“Hence a commander who advances without any thought of winning personal fame and withdraws in spite of certain punishment, whose only concern is to…

— Sun Tzu