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"As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action."
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"Do what ought to be done, here and now, to get you somewhere - anywhere."

"You poor, patient man, you think you have time? The best thing you can do for yourself is to stop waiting for something and refuse to be patient! Waiting is nonsense! Patience is rubbish! Get rid of these cultural and religious baloneys, throw away these turtle strategies! No waiting! No patience! Do whatever you want to do now! You have only 'now' in your hand to do something! You poor, slow man; you poor turtle man! Speed up! To speed up is the greatest revolution man needs!"

"While the sun is shining on you, solve all your problems or else you shall be lost forever in the darkness!"

"The door to success may be in front of you, but you still have to open it."
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"Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and are very polite. They always were. Except, of course, for that little interval there between 1941 and 1945."


"An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome."


"I wondered vaguely if this was when it would end, whether I would pull up tonight's darkness like a quilt and be dead and at peace evermore."


"Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity."


"As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action."
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