Bernard Law Montgomery

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole. ↗

— Bernard Law Montgomery

#before #every #fight #fighting #fits

Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear. ↗

— Bernard Law Montgomery

#discipline #fear #impervious #influence #mind

I was well beaten myself, and I am better for it. ↗

— Bernard Law Montgomery

#beaten #better #i #i am #myself

Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its greatest asset, its flexibility. ↗

— Bernard Law Montgomery

#asset #compartments #destroy #flexibility #greatest

Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no good. ↗

— Bernard Law Montgomery

#commander #decision #decisions #general #good

If we lose the war in the air we lose the war and we lose it quickly. ↗

— Bernard Law Montgomery

#lose #quickly #war

In one short sentence, it is captaincy that counts ↗

— Bernard Law Montgomery

#leadership