1/7
“Give Me a Man or a Woman With Common Sense and Who Is Not an Idiot, and I Assure You I Can Make a Leader out of Him or Her.”

Sam Manekshaw Quotes on Leadership (File Image)

2/7
“If a Man Says He Is Not Afraid of Dying, He Is Either Lying or He Is a Gurkha.”

Sam Manekshaw Quotes on Gorkha Regiment (File Image)

3/7
“You Should Have To Fight and Fight To Win. There Is No Room for the Losers. If You Lose, Don’t Come Back. You Will Have Disgraced the Country, and the Country Won’t Accept You.”

Sam Manekshaw Quotes on Fighting War (File Image)

4/7
“Professional Knowledge and Professional Competence Are the Main Attributes of Leadership.”

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Quotes on Leadership (File Image)

5/7
“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 Marshal, but He Can Never Become a Leader nor Ever Be Respected.”

Sam Manekshaw Quotes on 'Yes Man' (File Image)

6/7
“Unless You Know, and the Men You Command Know That You Know Your Job, You Will Never Be a Leader.”

Sam Manekshaw Quotes on Being a Leader (File Image)

7/7
“I Wonder Whether Those of Our Political Masters Who Have Been Put in Charge of the Defence of the Country Can Distinguish a Mortar From a Motor, a Gun From a Howitzer, Guerilla From a Gorilla, Although a Great Many Resemble the Latter.”

Sam Manekshaw Quotes on Politicians (File Image)