Quotes of: Eisenhower Keyword

We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.

William Westmoreland

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone.

William Westmoreland

The intellectual architecture means focusing on doing great work instead of focusing on agency politics.

Jay Chiat

The team architecture means setting up an organization that helps people produce that great work in teams.

Jay Chiat

Our men and women in uniform deserve the best intelligence possible to help them protect America.

Chris Cannon

The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice.

David Petraeus

I'm not out for quotas. I'm out to attract the best young men and women of our nation.

James F. Amos

I think what actually works best is local-level individual targeting of key leadership nodes.

John Abizaid

I do not pretend to write much of a letter. You know under what circumstances I am writing.

Joshua Chamberlain

I long to be in the Field again, doing my part to keep the old flag up, with all its stars.

Joshua Chamberlain

I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept responsibility for that which I did not do.

Oliver North

I'm still in touch with a lot people who continue to serve our country well.

Oliver North

I can remember as a young lieutenant being sent into the DMZ in the divided Vietnam, from North Vietnam.

Oliver North

A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.

Oliver North

What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

Patty Berg

Roger. Clear the tower. I got a pitch and a roll program, and this baby's really going.

Pete Conrad

I, Philip Kearny, an old soldier, enter my solemn protest against this order for retreat.

Philip Kearny

I have to use the word 'insurgent' because I can't think of a better word right now.

Peter Pace

You can't succeed in beating the insurgents unless you can convince the people that they can be protected.

Rand Beers

Let's be cautious about dreaming up extreme scenarios. The situation in Iraq is still salvageable.

Rand Beers

A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion.

Richard E. Byrd