“The predominance of moral factors in all military decisions. On them constantly turns the issue of war and battle. In the history of war they form the more constant factors, changing only in degree, whereas the physical factors are different in almost every war and every military situation.” DifferentWarFormTurnsDecisionSituationMoralIssuesMilitaryBattleDegreesConstantFactorsWars And Battles Book:Why Don't We Learn from History? Source: Why Don't We Learn from History?
“[The] aim is not so much to seek battle as to seek a strategic situation so advantageous that if it does not of itself produce the decision, its continuation by a battle is sure to achieve this. In other words, dislocation is the aim of strategy.” IfsDoeDecisionSituationAchieveMilitaryProduceBattleAimStrategyStrategicContinuationDislocation Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“Each day the forces of evil and the forces of good enlist new recruits. Each day we personally make many decisions showing the cause we support. The final outcome is certain---the forces of righteousness will win. But what remains to be seen is where each of us personally, now and in the future, will stand in this battle---and how tall we will stand. Will we be true to our last days and fulfill our foreordained missions?” LastsCertainEvilWinningForceCausesDecisionSupportBattleRemainsFinalsMissionsBeing TrueOutcomesEach DayRighteousnessTallLast DayRecruit Author:Ezra Taft Benson
“If his decision is correct, he will win the battle, even if it lasts longer than expected. If his decision is wrong, he will be defeated and he will have to start all over again-only this time with more wisdom. But once he has started, a warrior of the light perseveres until the end.” IfsEndsLightLastsWinningDecisionBattlePerseveranceExpectedWarriorDefeatedEncouragingPersevereWarrior Of The Light Author:Paulo Coelho
“There are distractions, all around. There's so much media, for a young kid to battle against, to get to something soulful. You have to make a decision, on your own, what you can take from these people, if you can dig deeper. It's nice to be able to let people dig deeper.” PeopleIfsKidsAbleYoungDecisionNiceMediaBattleDeeperDistractionSoulfulDig Deep Author:Jack White
“We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible, unless we demand from the responsible decision makers that modern armaments must no longer be made available to people whose former battle axes and swords our ancestors condemned.” PeopleMadeRealityDecisionModernBattleDemandWake UpResponsibleAvailableInsaneFormerOur TimeMakersAncestorIrresponsibleAxesArmamentDecision Makers Author:Thor Heyerdahl
“The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!” InspirationalMadeImportantFactsTurnsFearDecisionCourageImagineRiskBattleDareMotivatedRisk-takingTurn OffRisks And Taking Chances Author:George S. Patton
“Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front.” HomeKidsSchoolFightingParentDecisionFrontsHealthyBattleActivityCriticalNutritionCafeteriaProper Nutrition Author:Tom Vilsack
“This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.” LifeMindHumorGivenWaitingDecisionActingCircumstancesBattleEverydayProcrastinationEveryday LifeStop ProcrastinationLive Everyday Author:Omar N. Bradley
“The only real difference between a wise man and a fool, Moore knew, was that the wise man tended to make more serious mistakes—and only because no one trusted a fool with really crucial decisions; only the wise had the opportunity to lose battles, or nations.” MenRealOpportunityNationsLosesDifferencesDecisionMistakeWiseSeriousFoolBattleCrucialTrustedSerious Mistakes Book:Clear and Present Danger Source: Clear and Present Danger
“In the weeks since I had made the decision to leave my father's house, I had grown up. And I had learned that not every battle can be fought by firing an arrow from a bow. But I would have to face whatever new challenges came my way as bravely as I had faced the Huns. I could not wallow in self-pity, thinking about what might have been. I had to do my duty. It was the only way to stay true to myself.” ThinkingWayHas BeensMadeSelfMightFacesFatherHouseChallengesDecisionWeekDutyBattlePityMy WayBowsMight Have BeenArrowsSelf PityStay TrueFiringNew ChallengesTrue To Myself Book:Wild Orchid: A Retelling of Source: Wild Orchid: A Retelling of