I would rather be the hammer than the anvil

Which would your men rather be, tired, or dead?

The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.

Messages can't be intercepted if they aren't sent, can they?

Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.

One cannot permit unique opportunities to slip by for the sake of trifles.

In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.

When there's no clear option, it's better to do nothing.

Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone.

The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.

The German soldier has impressed the world, however the Italian Bersagliere soldier has impressed the German soldier.

In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.

If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it.

A risk is a chance you take; if it fails you can recover. A gamble is a chance taken; if it fails, recovery is impossible.

Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, but brains saves both.

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.

Food tells you everything about the way people live and who they are.

You've got to love something enough to kill it.