Quotes About Engagement

I have to speak for myself. As far as videos go - casting, the artwork, everything - I'm completely hands-on. You have to be if you want your points across.

There are so many sitcoms. So, when you get to be a part of something that feels exciting to you, you just want to be a part of it.

Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere.

I guess I'm not really fond of just chit-chatting. I want to learn something and have an experience.

I think people should be encouraged that there are so many people in the press that want to participate.

I do send out information about my books. Very few people buy the books that way, but I always feel that if they want to know more about the process, they can get the information from my books.

I was fascinated by the world. I thought, "I just want to be a part of this world."

I think people do want to relate their entertainment to what's going on in their lives. Not everything.

The church that doesn't want to grow is saying to the world, "go to hell."

Everything depends on the Americans. If they want to make war for 20 years then we shall make war for 20 years. If they want to make peace, we shall make peace and invite them to tea afterwards.

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears.

Never get involved in a land war in Asia.

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

Never let the enemy pick the battle site.

Wherever the enemy goes let our troops go also.

It's time for fathers to war for their kids more than the culture wars for your kids.

Make it plain that you have no time for war, that you have more important things to do....let the diplomats and marshals of the earth shoot each other.

Do not engage an enemy more powerful than you. And if it is unavoidable and you do have to engage, then make sure you engage it on your terms, not on your enemy's terms.

A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business.

I feel sure that coups d'état would go much better if there were seats, boxes, and stalls so that one could see what was happening and not miss anything.

Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles

In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory.

Major, send a shell first over their heads and let them get in their holes before you open with all your guns.

And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him.