Strategic Reserve Quotes

I used to say I represented 33% of the strategic reserve of physicists in Congress.

We're like Iraq. We're hiding missiles. We've got two missiles in reserve.

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.

I'm learning to use others' weaknesses. I don't hammer a man's soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.

Military strength in reserve is better than military strength being reigned upon the other side including all of its innocent civilians.

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of superior talent, for if you are beaten, even in the midst of your magazines and your communications, woe to the vanquished!

You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.

I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself.

The existence of such a war chest might go far to strengthen our prestige and frighten off any would be assailant.

In battles two things are usually required of the Commander-in-Chief: to make a good plan for his army and, secondly, to keep a strong reserve.

You can't be entirely unguarded in politics. Even appearing to be unguarded is as much a facade as a reality.