Military investigations are designed not to find anyone guilty. And you can't investigate up the chain of command, which is a huge impediment.
When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground.
I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn't send me enough of them.
A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light
We are moving from a chain of command to a web of connection, from competition to collaboration, from
markets to networks and stockholders to stakeholders, and greed to green.
A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect.
Subjects have no greater liberty in a popular than in a monarchial state. That which deceives them is the equal participation of command.
Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.
Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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.
When I consider a part, I understand that it will not be as important as that of the hero. My only criteria is that it has significant potential, at least that of a second-in-command.
The agreement to place the binational planning group at our new Northern Command was also signed in December.
We do hereby command the Leaders of the Hebrew, Catholic and Protestant Churches to sanctify and have us crowned Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
I know this: Jerry Jones is unique, he's as cool as James Bond and he has a command of his business. He can step into any arena and succeed.
We owe to one another all the wit and good humour we can command; and nothing so clears our mental vistas as sympathetic and intelligent conversation.
Yes, O Great One, I shall do as you command. Then when we come back empty-pawed, you'll admit I was right." - Squirrelflight to Brambleclaw
Certainly, there are huge, multiplatinum bands whose singers command their audience's attention. Sadly, much of the time they have little to say.
How I shall miss Alan Rickman, his beautiful command of English, and a voice he played like a musical instrument.
Moses simplifies the whole duty of Israel (and of humanity) by crystalizing the moral law into a single command to love God supremely.
It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the ornamant of equity and justice.
In order to assure an adequate national defense, it is necessary - and sufficient - to be in a position in case of war to conquer the command of the air.
In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft.
It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command.
Our offices must always be headed by the kind of men who command respect. Not phonies, zeros or bastards.
When we started out in '64, um, I was playing Number One, which was a woman second in command of a star ship.
I have never in my life taken a command into battle and had the slightest desire to come out alive unless I won.
Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.
In perseverance, in self command, in forethought, in all virtues which conduce to success in life, the Scots have never been surpassed.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
The United States Cyber Command was created partly in response to a Russian hacking attack that long predated the 2016 election.
As my great friend Aristotle said, 'If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.' I'm not the hierarchy here. I am a worker bee.
No people are more conceited than those who depict their own feelings, especially if they happen to have a little prose at their command for the occasion.
Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.
Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.
There is not a military commander alive today who is genetically predisposed to say that he has enough ISR and assets, and particularly not in the Central Command theater.
Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies, the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and one that is blind.
In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it was, after all, the center for interrogations for Iraq.
[No one will be able to] deter the scientific mind from probing into the unknown any more than Canute could command the tides.
Aren't we in the midst of a blitzkrieg, for a lack of a better term, of informational warfare conducted by Russian trolls under the command of Vladimir Putin?
Men command fewer words than they have ideas to express, and language, as Jean Paul said, is a dictionary of faded metaphors.
Don't say it's impossible! Turn your command over to the next officer. If he can't do it, I'll find someone who can, even if I have to take him from the ranks!
Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self-command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair.
I was deepening my understanding of what we call the cultural commission, the command to take dominion and bring righteousness to our culture.
Officers in command of colored troops are in constant habit of pressing all able-bodied slaves into the military service of the U.S.
If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say.
Believe me, when I say; There are no two powers That command the soul. One is God The other is the tide. -Anon From the novel Abarat
Till the age of 40, actors are pleasing others, but after that is the time to command characters and ask for what we want from script writers.
Many Muslims may not seek to kill the infidel, but they don't want to condemn those carrying out the holy book command.
The significance and influence of just one BNP councillor is far in excess of the council powers such an elected figure can, in reality, command.
Taking on challenging projects is the way that one grows and extends one's range as a writer, one's technical command, so I consider the time well-spent.
In time of peril, like the needle to the loadstone, obedience, irrespective of rank, generally flies to him who is best fitted to command.
A well-written novel, the most immersive of all forms of storytelling, should command your full attention and belief.
Hitler's strength as a leader is that he almost always works through the power of his persuasion; rarely does he command.
I'm not threatening you. I'm just informing you of police procedure. If you continue to obstruct me, I remove the obstruction, in this case you, and proceed to the next command.
These are the two basic controls at the photographer's command--positi on and timing--all others are extensions, peripheral ones, compared to them
The fundamental principle of our constitution ... enjoins the sense of command, duty that the will of the majority shall prevail.
Taking on challenging projects is the way that one grows and extends one's range as a writer, one's technical command, so I consider the time well-spent
The politicians in this world... have at their command weapons of mass destruction far more complex than their own thinking processes.
[Evangelization] is not something optional, but the very vocation of the People of God, a duty that corresponds to it by the command of the Lord Jesus Christ himself
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