My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
Interpretation
Embrace challenges as opportunities for action and resilience.
This quote by Ferdinand Foch emphasizes the importance of courage and initiative in the face of adversity. Instead of succumbing to despair when the situation appears dire, Foch advocates for seizing the moment to attack, suggesting that even in retreat, there lies an opportunity to change the course of events through bold action.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming obstacles.
The military mind always imagines that the next war will be on the same lines as the last. That has never been the case and never will be. One of the great factors on the next war will be aircraft obviously. The potentialities of aircraft attack on a large scale are almost incalculable.
It take 15,000 casualties to train a major general.
A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.
One is defeated only when one accepts defeat.
It's not what you do. It's the way you do it-stripping, or writing, or talking . . . or just breathing. Do it with an air, and never admit you're scared.
My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose.
I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.
I took a chance, I took a shot And you may think Iβm bullet-proof, but Iβm not. You took a swing, I took it hard. And down here from the ground I see who you are
O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms, wherewith you could defend yourselves, are gone.
The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
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