Entire life Quote by William M. Daley

“Gates should have exceeded Washington as a military leader. He had long experience in a professional army and was more loved by his men.…

— John Ferling

“Brooke’s deputy, General Sir John Kennedy, observed of Churchill: “He is difficult enough when things are going badly, more difficult when nothing is happening,…

— Rick Atkinson

Only four secretaries of defense served longer than Robert M. Gates. Many others were as dedicated; many sacrificed a great deal. Alone among them…

— Jack Keane

“For those of you who were critical that nobody paid enough attention to the generals at the beginning of the war, has it occurred…

— Bob Woodward

When former Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote his recent book, 'Duty', it was full of tough assessments and candor.

— John Dickerson

Only interested in himself and profiting from the war as an unscrupulous entrepreneur, and not in being a patriot: "I believe in Rhett Butler.…

— Clark Gable

Henry Louis Gates is such a wealth of knowledge in himself.

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Going to war is an easy decision.

— Jesse Ventura

“Building a life on solid accomplishment is more difficult than being an antiwar veteran and confessing one's guilt in public.”

— J. Glenn Gray

“War is a dumb game thought out by men when they become too old to play cowboys and crooks.”

— Irma Joubert

“he is every assertion the fucking War has ever made-that we are meant for work and government, for austerity: and these shall take priority…

— Thomas Pynchon

“Sometimes it's good to go to war, just to know you can”

— Naomi Alderman