No matter how bad things got, no matter how anxious the staff became, the commander had to “preserve optimism in himself and in his command. Without confidence, enthusiasm and optimism in the command, victory is scarcely obtainable.” Eisenhower realized that “optimism and pessimism are infectious and they spread more rapidly from the head downward than in any other direction.” He learned that a commander’s optimism “has a most extraordinary effect upon all with whom he comes in contact. With this clear realization, I firmly determined that my mannerisms and speech in public would always reflect the cheerful certainty of victory–that any pessimism and discouragement I might ever feel would be reserved for my pillow. Stephen E. Ambrose
Success teaches us nothing only failure teaches.
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Hyman G. Rickover
Where There is a willthere is a willto search and discover a better day Where a positive heartis all you needto rise beyondand succeed Where young minds grow and respect each other based on their deedsand not their colorwhen times are dimsay as I say"...
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Tupac Shakur
If your glass seems half empty, use a smaller glass.
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Wayne Gerard Trotman
People can be tough as hell. They can go through some really heavy stuff... with a genuine smile...
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Adam Scythe
Not an impossible task, just an outrageous challenge.
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Richard Roberts
More Quotes By Stephen E. Ambrose
In one of his last newsletters, Mike Ranney wrote: "In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I'm treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' No, '" I answered, 'but I served in a company...
Ronald Spiers: The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon...
The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
At dusk, Wakefield “had my most important thought that day.” Wading into chest-deep water at first light that morning, “I found that my legs would hardly hold me up. I thought I was a coward.” Then he had discovered that his sea bags with their...
Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other.
