Knowing Quote by Gilbert Burnet

There were so many fellows ranked over me I couldn't just whoop them all. I had to out-shadow them by talking.

— Muhammad Ali

I commanded an Army unit, and I placed the highest priority on a commander's authority to lead, manage, and discipline the men and women…

— Tammy Duckworth

Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life, I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not an outstanding student. I was an adequate student.

— William Westmoreland

I've had some 'riotous excursions of the human spirit' alongside the young Sailors and Marines, and it's time to leave the stage to the…

— Jim Mattis

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

— Jack Adams

“Actually, I was the very lowest ranked member of the crew. I would only be “in command” if I were the only remaining person.”…

— Andy Weir

In the old days rank was not important - The complete opposite of today. You just trained

— Higa Yuchoku

A little sturdiness when superiors are much in the wrong sometimes occasions consideration. And there is truth in the old saying that if you…

— Benjamin Franklin

I was perhaps the worst student you have ever seen. You know, I thought I was stupid, all my classmates thought I was stupid,…

— Benjamin Carson

My subordinates followed my orders.

— Jorge Rafael Videla

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower