Put together a seaman, soldier and airman and what do you get? The sum of all fears.

That man [Sir Sydney Smith] made me miss my destiny.

If I had not been defeated in Acre against Jezzar Pasha of Turk. I would conquer all of the East.

In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything.

My star was fading, I felt the reins slipping out of my grasp, and could do nothing to stop it.

Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage.