"The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory."

"Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender."

"So long as the opposing forces are at the outset approximately equal in numbers and moral and there are no flanks to turn, a long struggle for supremacy is inevitable."

"Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side."

"The test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"Friendship is held to be the severest test of character."

"You'll never see a good performance out of me, in terms of a character, when the camera isn't rolling."

"There's more pressure to be famous for being yourself than if you're being a character."