Quote by Ryan Holiday

Commanders-in-chief make really tough decisions.

— Dana Perino

“The great commander can certainly move fast and strike like lightning, but his art of war consists first and foremost in moderation, measured geometric…

— Claudio Magris

“You are the commanders, your men will look to you and act as you do. Let no officer keep to himself or his brother…

— Steven Pressfield

“Great Marine commanders, like all great warriors, are able to kill that which they love most -- their men.”

— Nathaniel Fick

“We learned that indecision is a decision, that inaction has a cost all its own. Good commanders act and create opportunities. Great commanders ruthlessly…

— Nathaniel Fick

“A military leader thinks about casualties and losses, but a strategic one only aims the win.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“Nobody wins wars. Generals plan battles to be swift and decisive. When they are not, the aim is to end the conflict less defeated…

— Steph Bennion

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

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

“The great commander knows that in order to win one needs to know the remote and also the immediate reasons for the war, the…

— Claudio Magris

“to any soldier, what he does is tactical and what his next senior does is strategic.”

— J.C. Wylie

“If a leader works hard to break the spirit of their Soldier they'll soon meet the most focused Soldier of a career.”

— Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army

“weaker commanders would get a solid explanation about the burden of command and the deep meaning of responsibility: the leader is truly and ultimately…

— Jocko Willink