WIST

This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.

Omar Bradley (1893-1981) American general
(Attributed)

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

Omar Bradley (1893-1981) American general
(Attributed)

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

Omar Bradley (1893-1981) American general
(Attributed)

We have too many men of science, too few men of God. We have grasped the mystery of the atom, and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. The world has achieved briliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical midgets. We know more about war than we know of peace, more about killing than we know of living.

Omar Bradley (1893-1981) American general
Armistice Day address, Boston (11 Nov 1948)

We are dealing with veterans, not procedures — with their problems, not ours.

Omar Bradley (1893-1981) American general
Comment (1947)

When serving as head of the U.S. Veterans Adminstration.

I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit and to mothball his opinions.

Omar Bradley (1893-1981) American general
Interview (17 May 1959)