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"As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted."
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"My father had a varied ear, from Hank Williams to Ravel."
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"My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few adventures thorugh the wild areas down there, introducing us to alligators and rattlesnakes and all the trees and plants."
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"I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress."
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"Always you find that the more decisive event wins so my father's sort of annual decisiveness which came upon him on the Day of Atonement every year, he suddenly remembered that he was Jewish."
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"He never admitted anything, even on his deathbed. He was a deluded liar. If it weren't for my father, I don't think I would be so open. So that's a huge blessing."
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"I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon."
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"I pop gum. My parents get so annoyed with me. I know my dad wishes he never taught me how to do that."
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"I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness."
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"The singing was something I got from my father."
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"My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker."
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"Of course no one thought of anything except of attacking the enemy. It lies in the instinct of every German to rush at the enemy wherever he meets him, particularly if he meets hostile cavalry."
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"It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian."
Pity
"We convinced him quickly that the possibility of war was absolutely nil and continued our festivity. On the next day we were ordered to take the field."
War
"My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose."
War
"All the papers contained nothing but fantastic stories about the war. However, for several months we had been accustomed to war talk. We had so often packed our service trunks that the whole thing had become tedious."
War
"As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted."
Father
"I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."
Enemy
"I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one falls down. Today I got into trouble but I escaped with a whole skin."
Experience
"Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring."
English
"There were sometimes from forty to sixty English machines, but unfortunately the Germans were often in the minority. With them quality was more important than quantity."
Quality
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