QUOTES Page 2
"A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of battle." Napoleon
"To achieve victory on any scale it is important to secure the cooperation between all arms of the service both in operational elements and tactical formations on the terrain (or at least on the sand table)." Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov
"Communications dominate war; broadly considered, they are the most important single element in strategy, political or military." Alfred Thayer Mahan
"Oppose the strategy of striking with two �fists� in two directions at the same time, and uphold the strategy of striking with one �fist� in one direction at a time." Mao Tse-tung
"The objective is not the occupation of a geographical position but the destruction of the enemy." GEN Piotr A. Rumyantsev
"War makes extremely heavy demands on the soldier�s strengths and nerves. For this reason make heavy demands on your men in peacetime exercises." Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
"No human being knows how sweet sleep is but a soldier." COL John S. Mosby
"Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to- be respected arguments of the rights of kings." Frederick the Great
"Your heaviest artillery will be your will to live. Keep that big gun going." Norman Cousins
"Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril." Sun Tsu
"The most impressive thing about any Army is the individual soldier. He will always be the one responsible for taking and holding the ground in support of our foreign policy, mission, goals, and objectives. Even with sophisticated technology and advanced equipment, an Army cannot fight, sustain, and win a war without individual, quality soldiers." SMA Glen E. Morrell
"The Army is like a funnel. At the top, you pour doctrine, resources, concepts, equipment, and facilities. Then, out at the bottom comes one lone soldier, walking point." GEN Harold K. Johnson
"And perhaps the most influential reflection of all: �In war it is often less important what one does than how one does it. Strong determination and perseverance in carrying through a simple idea are the surest routes to one�s objectives." Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke
