Quotes on Inspirational Military

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!

There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril.

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

**** the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.

Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.

A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do, and like it.