“A prophecy that was easily fulfilled would not be worth much, now would it?”
“Like so many other French generals in the Peninsula, he was soon to find that victory is not the same thing as conquest.”
― A History of the Peninsular War, Volume II January to September 1809: From the Battle of Corunna to the End of the Talavera Campaign [Illustrated Edition]
― A History of the Peninsular War, Volume II January to September 1809: From the Battle of Corunna to the End of the Talavera Campaign [Illustrated Edition]
“Humility is the key to finishing well and passing the torch on to our successors.”
― The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make
― The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make
“What we don’t keep in focus before us eventually fades.”
― Good or God?: Why Good Without God Isn't Enough
― Good or God?: Why Good Without God Isn't Enough
“Leadership is seeing the consequences of our actions further in the future than those around us can.”
― The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make
― The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make
“The political parties were no longer organizations concerned with administering the country’s affairs. They were election-winning machines.”
― Red War
― Red War
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