Commander Quotes

196 quotes by 157 authors

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to… — Henry Adams
When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him… — Joe Biden
As the Senator from Vermont was kind enough to note, I did have the experience of being commander in chief of our National Guard in… — Christopher Bond
Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates. — Arleigh Burke
I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief. — Fidel Castro
Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than… — Sun Tzu
As commander I was responsible for the overall success of the mission, and so I had to know at least a little bit about everything. — Leroy Chiao
When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment, before… — Sun Tzu
When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory. — Sun Tzu
The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish ... the kind of… — Carl von Clausewitz
Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one. — Augustus
When pressure mounts and strain increases everyone begins to show the weaknesses in his makeup. It is up to the Commander to conceal his: above… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
The fundamental trouble with marriage is that it shakes a man's confidence in himself, and so greatly diminishes his general competence and effectiveness. His habit… — H. L. Mencken
Tell the Truth, and speak from your pay-grade. Don't try to answer questions that would better be directed to the battalion commander or Gen. William… — Hal Moore
No matter how enmeshed a commander becomes in the elaboration of his own thoughts, it is sometimes necessary to take the enemy into account. — Winston Churchill
A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander. — Omar N. Bradley
General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision… — Ambrose Bierce
The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he… — Douglas MacArthur
The commander must be at constant pains to keep his troops abreast of all the latest tactical experience and developments, and must insist on their… — Erwin Rommel

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