Failure Quote by Call Of Duty

Any military commander who is honest with himself, or with those he is speaking to, will admit that he has made mistakes in the…

— Robert McNamara

“McNamara’s whiz kids were smart. But they had almost no experience in either war or weaponry, and were not necessarily an able substitute for…

— C.J. Chivers

“For those of you who were critical that nobody paid enough attention to the generals at the beginning of the war, has it occurred…

— Bob Woodward

A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.

— Sun Tzu

It may affront the military-minded person to suggest a regime that does not maintain any military secrets.

— Albert Einstein

When I became security advisor, I became familiar with the so-called SIOP war plans, I called in Secretary McNamara and asked him what they…

— Henry A. Kissinger

“A good executive does not like mistakes. He will allow his subordinates an honest mistake once in a while, but he will never condone…

— Ray Kroc

“(25) Every proven military incompetent has previously displayed attributes which his superiors rewarded. Almost every”

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

President-elect John F.Kennedy said to Robert McNamara that there's no school for presidents, or, for that matter, for secretaries of defense.

— James M Strock

I learned to be far more skeptical of what I'm told by presidents, no matter who the presidents are, and also to be much…

— Hillary Clinton

Following is one of the most underrated aspects of leadership… I have seen many a good [military unit] underachieve, because someone...thought the commander was…

— William H. McRaven

“military figures like James Mattis, H. R. McMaster, and John Kelly: they found themselves working in an administration that was in every way inimical…

— Michael Wolff