Erwin Rommel Quotes

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

Heroism is endurance for one moment more.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

We all wish to be brave and strong in the face of disaster. We all wish to be looked up to for our endurance and efforts to help others.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war

I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

A hero is a man who does what he can.

There's a scene I particularly like in 'Betrayed' where Shane has been shot in the side. Yet he drives to a small airport, checks out the Rockfort plane and flies himself and Elena to safety. Only when he knows they are out of danger does he allow himself to sit down on the couch and admit he's injured - to a horrified Elena.

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

There is no glory in war, yet from the blackness of its history, there emerge vivid colours of human character and courage. Those who risked their lives to help their friends.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

There's no better way to test a person than to put them in the middle of a war. That's clearly going to show what kind of a character you're telling a story about.

A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale.

I have so much respect for people in the service. The mental strength it takes to do what they do is unbelievable.

Surviving is the only glory in war.

Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.

They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women.

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.

What is to give light must endure burning.

What does it mean to be a superhero? We're all fighting for the better good. But, at the same time, I think what stands out is, as superheroes, you don't give up; you don't surrender. I think that's what makes a superhero.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

Who builds with sweat, defends with blood.