Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.

- Arleigh Burke

My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War.

- Benedict Cumberbatch

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.

- Colin Powell

I think no commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this.'

- David Petraeus

My father would be an amazing, amazing commander in chief.

- Eric Trump

When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces.

- Joe Biden

I am now a commander of the British Empire.

- Kevin Spacey

I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief.

- Kamisese Mara

I thought I'd join the RAF and become a wing commander. I realised this wasn't possible, although I do have a pilot's licence.

- Mike Oldfield

I think Gadi Eizenkot is a very good commander.

- Naftali Bennett

There's no doubt in my mind that whichever commander ordered the blowing up of Kamisiyah did so in following the instructions that he had received.

- Norman Schwarzkopf

A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame.

- Sun Tzu

I am not a Starfleet commander, or T.J. Hooker. I don't live on Starship NCC-1701, or own a phaser. And I don't know anybody named Bones, Sulu, or Spock.

- William Shatner