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.
If you've been on top of the food chain in the Armed Forces, that's who you are. You're used to dealing with your life in a particular way.
A general must be a charlatan.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
I am demanding.
Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no good.
My first impression of Jane Fonda was she is a queen. She is royalty. She walks into the room - any room - and has this presence about her that demands respect.
I'm a dominant competitor.
The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts.
I'm a boss by nature. I'm bossy. I'm not imperious, but I don't really want people to curtsy low before me and back out of rooms, but I do like to run things.
He who demands does not command.
He loves power. He loves control because others, you know, dad and stuff like that, but he's just a great guy. He's just a great guy.
The commander must establish personal and comradely contact with his men, but without giving away one inch of authority.
I feel like I'm a very dominant fighter.
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
I swear I'm not bossy in any other aspect of my life - it's just on set.
The rule Of the many is not well. One must be chief In war and one the king.
To wheedle and coax is safer than to command.
So give to the poor; I'm begging you, I'm warning you, I'm commanding you, I'm ordering you.
Here I am in my first command - a bit dazed but feeling very grand.
The Gandhi family is a pampered lot. They have only dealt with people at their beck and call.
I'm a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud.
I've always been bossy.
The grand style follows suit with all great passion. It disdains to please, it forgets to persuade. It commands. It wills.
The first quality of the commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself to be confused by either good or bad news.
