9. On Air Power
“Air power is not only a fascinating subject but its theory and practice also constitute a very demanding profession; and even a lifetime’s study and devotion is inadequate to unravel its mystique or fully understand its imperatives”
– Air Cmde Jasjit Singh
10. On Importance of insignificant looking matters
“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.”
– Benjamin Franklin
11. On art of War
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
– Sun Tzu
12. On Starting War
“The militaries don’t start wars.
Politicians start wars.”
-William C. Westmoreland
13. On Leadership
”Never tell people how to do things.
Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
– General George S. Patton, U.S. Army
14. On Leadership
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”
– Ronald Reagan
15. On War Planning
“No plan ever survived the first contact with the enemy.”
–Tom Franks
16. On Leadership
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
– John Quincy Adams
17. On Bravery
“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.”
– George S. Patton
18. On Warfare
“War is too important to be left to the generals”
– Georges Clémenceau
19. On Bravery
“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight.
It’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
– Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
20. On Flying
“Sometimes, flying feels too God-like to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, and too distant for human eyes to see.”
– Charles A. Lindbergh
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