Give me a dozen men who are not afraid to die, and I'll accomplish what all the Generals & Admirals with all their Armies & Battleships cannot...
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A small group of willing volunteers can achieve more than large conventional forces.
- In plain terms
- A few brave men can do what big armies cannot.
- What can you take from it?
- Quality and willingness matter more than numbers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you build a motivated team?
Another view
Small groups may lack resources for large scale tasks.
More from Otto Skorzeny
My knowledge of pain, learned with the sabre, taught me not to be afraid. And just as in dueling when you must concentrate on your enemy's cheek, so, too, in w…
Permalink to quote #6 Otto Skorzeny was probably the most effective special forces commander of World War II.
Permalink to quote #8 Although care must be taken not to kill or injure anyone while these persons are being taken into custody, resistance must be broken!
Permalink to quote #5
Related quotes
Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?
Daniel DalyDaniel Daly quote #1 Whither are we fleeing, my most valiant men? Do you not know that flight never leads to safety, but shows the folly of a useless effort? Let us return to our c…
JulianJulian quote #1 No, gentlemen, if I am to be shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.
Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson quote #3