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
running nice party
When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. You can't run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity. An army without profanity couldn't fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag. ... As for the types of comments I make, sometimes I just, By God, get carried away with my own eloquence.
military fit circumstances
Make your plans to fit the circumstances.
death exciting
Death can be more exciting than life.
bad-ass essence duty
Duty is the essence of manhood.
way hell dies
This is a hell of a way to die.
military winning ifs
If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.
jobs real hero
All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let up. Don t ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.
mediocrity tradition walks-of-life
Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
doubt when-in-doubt
When in doubt, ATTACK!
disposition function staff
Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.
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.
military ostentatious
Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
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.