General Kutuzov

"The business of a military leader is to kill, maim, and destroy his enemies."

"To get rid of an enemy one must first understand him."

"The moment of battle is the moment of truth."

"Every war begins with deception."

"The feet ache, the eyes water, but the spirit is willing."

"In war the chief incalculable element is the human will."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."

"The battle is lost if one assumes it is lost."

"How can the commander-in-chief of the army be responsible for the thoughts of a man?"

"The French are defeated, but Russia is not conquered."

"In the chaos of battle, order emerges from surrender to necessity."

"The moment of battle is not the moment of battle."

"Patience and time solve all things."

"Bravery is not a military quality, it is a moral one."

"Leadership requires the wisdom to know when to act and when to wait."

"A people united is invincible."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but triumph over it."

"Patience is the virtue of the strong."

"Power is not given to you so you can take from others. It is given so you can give."

"The art of leadership is saying no, not yes."

"We Russians ought not to fight for every German quarrel"

"The greatest generals are those who forget about themselves"

"Patience is the virtue of the strong"

"The presence of military power in any country is the surest guarantee of peace."

"Men are not born for defeat."

"Strength of character knows no age."

"Fear is the parent of cruelty."