Commander in chief Quote by Nancy E Turner

“When the hell did things one who comes up with the wacky, impossible plans. I'm supposed to be the general here. Now I'm barely…

— Richelle Mead

“Hullo, commandant,' I said, 'how's the General?' 'Which general?' he asked with a shy grin. 'Surely in the Caodaist faith,' I said, 'all generals…

— Graham Greene

“Don’t speak. You are done speaking for the day. Your mouth now belongs to me, Commander.”

— Kristy Marie

“-commanders have just as much authority as you let them have. The more you obey them, the more power they have over you.”

— Orsen Card

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

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

“He kissed me gently. 'Lieutenant Malachi Sokol, reporting for duty, Captain.' 'What?' 'I've been assigned to your field unit,' he whispered as he nuzzled…

— Sarah Fine

“In general, our generals were out generalled.”

— John Adams

“If we'd just been fighting their army without the general, we might, just MIGHT have had a chance. But with him...?' The big man…

— Stuart Hill

“You can't come in, colonel," she told him. "You may be in command of your war, but I'm in command of my house.”

— Gabriel García Márquez

“I’m tempted to kill the general first, then his staff officers. Sometimes you just want to eat pudding early. All the same, I make…

— David Gunn

“Your government hunts you down and enlists me for assistance. What does that tell you about your position. Captain? That there are forces within…

— Fabian Nicieza

“Very good, Mr. Howard. They were the ones who didn’t try to second-guess their commanding officer. Can I suggest that in future you take…

— Charles Stross