In order to continuously strengthen the defence of our country, it is necessary that we keep the military preparedness of all structures at a high level and perfect it day by day.

An army ought to be ready every moment to offer all the resistance of which it is capable.

Have faith in God but keep your powder dry.

One must always keep the tools of statecraft sharp and ready. Power and fear – sharp and ready.

Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance, as they say in the army - and I always, always want to be ready. Just like Bigfoot.

The Red Army has been created by the workers for the struggle with the White Army of capital. The Red Army issued out the civil war; it will disappear when a complete victory has been gained in the war, when class has been abolished when the dictatorship of the proletariat has lapsed.

Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.

Always imagine yourself on the battlefield under the fiercest attack; never forget this crucial element of training.

I stay ready from getting ready. So, I'm always ready.

The Communist Party and the Soviet Government display constant concern to strengthen the country's defensive might and raise the combat readiness of the Armed Forces.

Radical goals must be kept in sight at all times.

There must be not merely preparedness in things material; there must be preparedness in soul and mind. To prepare a great army and navy without preparing a proper national spirit would avail nothing. And if there is not only a proper national spirit, but proper national intelligence, we shall realize that even from the standpoint of the army and navy some civil preparedness is indispensable. For example, a plan for national defense which does not include the most far-reaching use and cooperation of our railroads must prove largely futile. These railroads are organized in time of peace. But we must have the most carefully thought out organization from the national and centralized standpoint in order to use them in time of war. This means first that those in charge of them from the highest to the lowest must understand their duty in time of war, must be permeated with the spirit of genuine patriotism; and second, that they and we shall understand that efficiency is as essential as patriotism; one is useless without the other.

You have to stay fresh and roll with the times so that you can remain relevant at all-time.

Good soldiers never pass up a chance to eat or sleep. They never know how much they’ll be called on to do before the next chance.