The only thing a commander ever truly controls is his own army - training, morale, trust, initiative, command and, to a lesser degree, supply, placement, movement, loyalty, and courage in battle. The commander must be able to change his plans abruptly when obstacles or opportunities appear. If his army isn't ready and willing to respond to his will, his cleverness comes to nothing

We'll consider what you've told us. We wont be foolish You've already been foolish. I have no high expectations for you now.

Somebody has to roll the dice. Mine are the hands that hold those dice. I'm not a bureaucrat, placing my career above the larger purposes I was put here to ser…

Because these fools always look up for power. People above you, they never want to share power with you. Why you look to them? They give you nothing. People be…

It's easy to direct while acting-there's one less person to argue with.

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

He ruleth all the roste.