Action Quote by Stanley A. McChrystal

“Many historians have noted an interesting phenomenon in American life in the years immediately after a war. In the councils of government fierce partisanship…

— E.L. Doctorow

The majority of people are timid by nature, and that is why they constantly exaggerate danger. all influences on the military leader, therefore, combine…

— Carl von Clausewitz

“There are always those who wish to sanitize war by portraying its grand and noble deeds-which sometimes occur-while drawing a veil over its shameless…

— John Ferling

We know that in tough times, cynicism is just another way to give up, and in the military, we consider cynicism or giving up…

— Jim Mattis

The only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers. You need each other to get by.

— Sebastian Junger

“The glamorous side is all they want to hear, the real part of war isn’t believed or [is] listened to with a bored feeling,…

— Dan Levin

The very existence of armaments and great armies psychologically accustoms us to accept the philosophy of militarism. They inevitably increase fear and hate in…

— Norman Thomas

The military mind is indeed a menace. Old-fashioned futurity that sees only men fighting and dying in smoke and fire; hears nothing more civilized…

— Sean O'Casey

“In combat as in life, the outcome is never certain, the picture never clear. There are no guarantees of success. But in order to…

— Jocko Willink

“The psychological components of war have not gone away—dominance, vengeance, callousness, tribalism, groupthink, self-deception”

— Steven Pinker

Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat.

— Sun Tzu

“ASSertive, ill-informed, and misguided leadership at the expense of organizational morale, climate, soldier well-being, and taking care of a soldier's support system isn't leadership…

— Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army