George Will
George Will
George Frederick Willis an American newspaper columnist and political commentator. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winner known for his conservative commentary on politics. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 May 1941
army fighting men
My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.
determination people goal
Achievers are resolute in their goals and driven by determination. Discouragement is temporary, obstacles are overcome, and doubt is defeated, yielding to personal victory. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
self-confidence self soldier
The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence.
mediocrity tradition walks-of-life
Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
uplifting prayer people
But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part in everything. That's where prayer comes in.
leadership sports blame
Remember praise is more valuable than blame.
army men tanks
My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.
motivational leadership army
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
army personal-opinions years
We entered a synagogue which was packed with the greatest stinking bunch of humanity I have ever seen. Either these Displaced Persons never had any sense of decency or else they lost it all during their period of internment by the Germans.... My personal opinion is that no people could have sunk to the level of degradation these have reached in the short space of four years.
humble able difficult
The most difficult thing about being humble is not being able to brag about it.
birthday military army-officers
Live for something rather than die for nothing.
hate war bad-ass
The god of war hates those who hesitate.
successful treated commanders
All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
positive-thinking perfect vigor
A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.