"You know I have no political ambitions. My job is to command my army and see that it is kept as a first rate instrume…"

"The status of the field marshal of the country or the equivalent has to be unique for the nation."

"If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha."

"I wonder whether those of our political masters who have been put in charge of the defence of the country can disting…"

"There will be no withdrawal without written orders and these orders shall never be issued."

"Then I guess Pakistan would have won (the 1971 war)."

"It's nonsense that people join the army to serve the country, like the politicians do it only for the sake of the cou…"

"Give me a man or a woman with common sense and who is not an idiot and I assure you can make a leader out of him or her."

"A ‘yes man’ is a dangerous man. He is a menace. He will go very far. He can become a minister, a secretary or a Field…"

"The primary, the cardinal attribute of leadership is professional knowledge and professional competence. And you will…"