Quotes of the Day

I'm looking for fun quotes by military leaders in the past that may be fun to throw on user profile pages or just to have some chuckles about military strategy. Any other quotes would be welcome as well.

To start things off, here is one from Sun Tzu, one of the more famous of the Chinese generals who wrote a book call "The Art of War":

If ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, divide them; if equal, be able to fight them; if fewer, be able to evade them; if weaker, be able to avoid them. -- Sun Tzu

"The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious."
- Marcus Aurelius

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. -- Ulysses S. Grant

"One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war"
- Albert Einstein

"Cowards die many times before their deaths;
the valiant never taste death but once."
- William Shakespeare ("Julius Caesar")

It is well that war is so terrible — otherwise we should grow too fond of it. -- Robert E. Lee

"The art of using troops is this:
......When ten to the enemy's one, surround him;
......When five times his strength, attack him;
......If double his strength, divide him;
......If equally matched you may engage him;
......If weaker numerically, be capable of withdrawing;
......And if in all respects unequal, be capable of eluding him,
..........for a small force is but booty for one more powerful."
- Sun Tzu, the Art Of War

"Kill them, Kill them all!"

"We're Americans, Please shoot the people chasing us."

"Go Forth Romans, and let it be your task to control other countries with your might."
Unknown roman poet

Its something like that but it means "Romans SETTLE SETTLE CONQUER DESTROY"
me

"Skill isnt based on how many swords one can wield, nor on how big the sword they wield is.. Its more based on how one uses the sword to fight his battle.. A true master can stop a fool with a sword with a small dagger" -T.X.

"2. My proper military title is “Specialist Schwarz” not “Princess Anastasia”."


~Skippy

http://skippyslist.com/list/

58. The following words and phrases may not be used in a cadence- Budding sexuality, necrophilia, I hate everyone in this formation and wish they were dead, sexual lubrication, black earth mother, all Marines are latent homosexuals, Tantric yoga, Gotterdammerung, Korean hooker, Eskimo Nell, we’ve all got jackboots now, slut puppy, or any references to squid.

78. I may not call block my chain of command.

99. A smiley face is not used to mark a minefield.

Only the dead know peace.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Benjamin Franklin

Marriage is the only war where you sleep with the enemy.

"Gentleman, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"

- Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)