28 Quotes by Harold G. Moore

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother. – SHAKESPEARE, Henry V, Act IV, Scene 3.

You cannot choose your battlefield, God does that for you; But you can plant a standard Where a standard never flew. – STEPHEN CRANE, “The Colors.

We discovered in that depressing, hellish place, where death was our constant companion, that we loved each other. We killed for each other, we died for each other, and we wept for each other. And in time we came to love each other as brothers.

Fewer things will impact a team’s morale than a leader who does not recognize their accomplishments and hard work.

To be a leader, you must be willing to be a lifelong learner.

The discipline that makes an effective leader begins in the home.

No job is ever “beneath” you. In whatever you do, do it to the best of your abilities.

In the American Civil War it was a matter of principle that a good officer rode his horse as little as possible. There were sound reasons for this. If you are riding and your soldiers are marching, how can you judge how tired they are, how thirsty, how heavy their packs weigh on their shoulders?

I told Sergeant Major Plumley that he had unrestricted access to me at any time, on any subject he wished to raise.