“I'd rather have a German division in front of me, than a French one behind.”

“I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.”

“The Germans always had difficulties with their identity. Either it was too much and too loud, or it was hidden and too subservient. The French always had a healthy self-confidence. When they spoke of a 'grande nation' it was not dangerous. De Gaulle could say on Martinique: 'Behind me is the ocean. In front of me is France.”

“Right now I'd like all my troubles to stand in front of me in a straight line, and one by one I'd give each a black eye.”

“For me, it's always better to keep chasing down the guy in front and maybe finish second, rather than stopping altogether.”

“I was definitely getting the hang of this skating thing. I'd started to copy a fancy cross-over turn from a German girl in front of me, and it was working pretty well. I was just about keeping up with her too, which was pleasing. She must have been about six.”

“Conditions to the north of us, in the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts zone of action, and our offensive on Kharkov demands that we not lose time and we commit all forces so that we can draw off as many divisions as possible from Kharkov. And even if we do not draw them off, at least we will not give Manstein the ability to take any of his units from our part of the front. If we attract one or two German tank divisions - it will be the best contribution to the defeat of the enemy in the south.”

“We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not in front of us.”

“When you've burned the bridges behind you, don't go starting a fire on the one in front of you.”

“Hairy in front, opportunity is bald behind.”
Fronte capillata, post est occasio calva.