#commander

Read through the most famous quotes by topic #commander

During the whole campaign, from June 27 to July 31, there has been no shirking or hesitation, to tiring on the part of a single man so far as I have seen; the brigade commanders reported none. ↗

— John Buford

#brigade #campaign #commanders #during #far

Of course, I think it is legitimate for the Commander-in-Chief to be concerned for the safety of his soldiers. ↗

— John Cusack

#concerned #course #his #i #i think

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#armies #asia #blue #chest #combined

I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

#behave #chief #commander #how #i

Anyone weighing whether to re-elect the President should take the bin Laden operation into account: it is a powerful exhibit that Obama is a steely Commander in Chief - a critical test for many Americans. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#anyone #bin #chief #commander #critical

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director. ↗

— John Milius

#commander #director #egotism #even #field

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

The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the commander of the armed forces, full stop. ↗

— Mohammed Morsi

#armed #armed forces #commander #egypt #forces

To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#chief #commander #law #need #professor

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated. ↗