Command Quotes

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

The politicians in this world... have at their command weapons of mass destruction far more complex than their own thinking processes.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

The art of coalition command - whether it is here in Afghanistan, whether it was in Iraq or in Bosnia or in Haiti - is to take the resources you are provided with, understand what the strengths and weaknesses are and to employ them to the best overall effect.

Everybody who served in John Kerry's boat under his command, save one, has stood with him.

Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.

If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the air.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

When placed in command - take charge.

A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter.

It is often necessary to know how to obey a woman in order sometimes to have the right to command her.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied all the time. I looked at magazines, I'd practice in front of the mirror and I'd ask photographers about the best angles. I can now pull out a smile at will.

It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight years of the hardest work of my life in this department, I respectfully request that I may now be relieved from its command.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.