The war for independence is not an affair of a few days, a f... - Vo Nguyen Giap

"The war for independence is not an affair of a few days, a few months, or even a few years."

Vo Nguyen Giap Perseverance

Military General Vietnamese 1911–2013

More from Vo Nguyen Giap

"People's war is the only kind of war that can be waged by a colonized people who lack arms and resources."

"It is not the mountains we conquer, but ourselves."

"A military strategist must understand the hearts and minds of the people."

"In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."