Marquis de Lafayette Quotes

One of the things that's difficult for people to understand is when you join the military, you don't sign up as an endorsement of any particular policy of the moment.

In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.

I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general.

Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.

I've never met a general yet who could milk a cow.

Generals do not always run wars the way they would like to, nor the troops under them.

My father volunteered in early 1941, before Pearl Harbor, and became an officer in the U.S. Navy. As I was growing up, he taught me the responsibility of command: A leader is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the welfare of people under his or her care. That was a deeply felt obligation in his generation.

As a former officer in the U.S. Navy, I understand the importance of a strong national defense and our enduring obligations to all the women and men who serve in uniform to secure our freedom.

It's very important for us as a group of Navy SEALs, to make sure that the message that we send to the country is that we're ready to serve any commander in chief, the elected head of the armed forces, that the people of the United States elect. That is our mission, that's our duty, as Navy SEALs.

When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory.

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

A lot of my family is in army and it has always been inspirational for me to see them wearing the prestigious uniforms and their disciplined lifestyle. If I wasn't so passionate about cricket, I would have definitely been a soldier for my country.

Don't just let your career happen to you. You need to be strategic about how you define your leadership journey and where that takes you.

Our military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay raise they deserve is the very least we can do to show how much we value everything they do for us.

Heading the show very thrilling personally, and an incredibly rare opportunity for growth on many levels in terms of workload and just pure skill. It's been fantastic.

The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you.

There is a great Field-Marshal, my friend, who arrays our battalions; Let us to Providence trust, and abide and work in our stations.

To win by strategy is no less the role of a general than to win by arms.

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.

At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.

There are many things I want, and the only way I will get them is to keep my head down, listen to the right people and work hard

I love the veterans. And I'll take care of them. And they know that I'll take care of them. And that's going to be my job. But, also, I have the ability, and the knowledge, and the background to make the right judgments, to keep America safe and secure.

The key ingredient to building trust is not time. It is courage.

Men," he began his address to the officers, measuring his pauses carefully. "You're American officers. The officers of no other army in the world can make that statement. Think about it.

If officers desire to have control over their commands, they must remain habitually with them, industriously attend to their instruction and comfort, and in battle lead them well.