Dwight D. Eisenhower Battle Quotations

No battle was ever won according to plan, but no battle was ever won without one.

Every battle is going to surprise you. No plan ever survives contact with the enemy.

Before a battle, planning is everything. Once the fighting has begun, it's worthless

I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle.

Preparing for battle, plans were essential. But once the battle was joined, plans were useless.

I would rather have a lucky general than a smart general.... They win battles, and they make me lucky.

The final battle against intolerance is to be fought -- not in the chambers of any legislature -- but in the hearts of men.

You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.