#comma

My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few hours we changed defeat to victory, the broken divisions of the Third Corps rallying in their rear. ↗

— James Longstreet

#broken #changed #command #corps #defeat

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#how #know #must #obeyed #who

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less. ↗

— Andre Malraux

#command #less #more #nothing #serve

I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments. ↗

— John Phillips Marquand

#commandments #fellow #i #know #ten

Anyone weighing whether to re-elect the President should take the bin Laden operation into account: it is a powerful exhibit that Obama is a steely Commander in Chief - a critical test for many Americans. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#anyone #bin #chief #commander #critical

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director. ↗

— John Milius

#commander #director #egotism #even #field

Countries under foreign command quickly forget their history, their past, their tradition, their national symbols, their way of living, often their own literary language. ↗

— Slobodan Milosevic

#countries #foreign #forget #history #language

Here I am in my first command - a bit dazed but feeling very grand. ↗

— Lord Mountbatten

#bit #command #dazed #feeling #first

A conductor should guide rather than command. ↗

— Riccardo Muti

#conductor #guide #rather #should #than

Taking command of HMS Portland is definitely the highlight of my 16 years in the Navy. It is a challenge that I am fully trained for and ready to undertake. ↗

— Sarah West

#challenge #command #definitely #fully #highlight