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"The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics."

"The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics."

William Odom, American Soldier

38

"Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder."

"Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder."

Lew Wallace, American Soldier

38

"From the point of the view of the nation's power, it was obvious that while we were fighting the Sino-Japanese war, every effort was to be made to avoid adding to our enemies and opening additional fronts."

"From the point of the view of the nation's power, it was obvious that while we were fighting the Sino-Japanese war, every effort was to be made to avoid adding to our enemies and opening additional fronts."

Hideki Tojo, Japanese Soldier

Power, War, Effort, Enemies

38

"Drug smugglers often use juveniles to carry their shipments into the U.S. because they know the juveniles will not be prosecuted if caught."

"Drug smugglers often use juveniles to carry their shipments into the U.S. because they know the juveniles will not be prosecuted if caught."

Timothy Murphy, American Soldier

38

"Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself."

"Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Design, People, Actions, Custom

38

"Keep expecting and believing that your due season is coming. Declare that the good you have harvested in your life will manifest."

"Keep expecting and believing that your due season is coming. Declare that the good you have harvested in your life will manifest."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Faith, Patience, Hope, Manifestation

38

"Ambition may be defined as the willingness to receive any number of hits on the nose."

"Ambition may be defined as the willingness to receive any number of hits on the nose."

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

38

"If it doesn't agree with your spirit let it go."

"If it doesn't agree with your spirit let it go."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Serenity, Spirit, Peace, Freedom, Discernment

38

"The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness."

"The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness."

Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish Soldier

People, Benefits, Dependence, Legislation

38

"Treat every Frenchman as if he was the devil himself."

"Treat every Frenchman as if he was the devil himself."

Lord Nelson, British Soldier

38

"He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war."

"He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war."

William Tecumseh Sherman, American Soldier

War, Peace, Army

38

"Life is a stranger's sojourn a night at an inn."

"Life is a stranger's sojourn a night at an inn."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Life, Journey, Experience, Time

38

"My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us."

"My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us."

William Tecumseh Sherman, American Soldier

38

"All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them."

"All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Humanity, Teaching, Acceptance, Truth

38

"When your heart is heavy, sometimes it's just easier to retweet the words of another person who seems to know exactly how you feel."

"When your heart is heavy, sometimes it's just easier to retweet the words of another person who seems to know exactly how you feel."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Empathy, Heart, Emotion, Sharing, Social

38

"What I do say is, yes, children may be resilient and they have been able to deal with all sorts of difficulties they have faced, but the bottom line is this: I believe very strongly children need a mother and a father in the home."

"What I do say is, yes, children may be resilient and they have been able to deal with all sorts of difficulties they have faced, but the bottom line is this: I believe very strongly children need a mother and a father in the home."

Timothy Murphy, American Soldier

Home, Mother, Father, Children

38

"The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme."

"The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme."

John Buford, American Soldier

Man, Men, Behavior, Bravery, Extreme

38

"We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first."

"We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Philosophy, Death, Understanding, Life, Knowledge

38

"All I ask is to be held above the barren wastes of want."

"All I ask is to be held above the barren wastes of want."

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

38

"Things that will make you unstoppable;Get the naysayers out of your life,Take charge of your destiny,Be uncommon,Be relentless, andNever look backwards."

"Things that will make you unstoppable;Get the naysayers out of your life,Take charge of your destiny,Be uncommon,Be relentless, andNever look backwards."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Motivation, Success, Determination, Focus, Action

38

"I love to compare different time frames. Poetry can evoke the time of the subject. By a very careful choice of words you can evoke an era, completely throw the poem into a different time scale."

"I love to compare different time frames. Poetry can evoke the time of the subject. By a very careful choice of words you can evoke an era, completely throw the poem into a different time scale."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Love, Poetry, Time, Choice

38

"If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under my command, into great danger, I should have long ago been out of the Service and never in the House of Peers."

"If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under my command, into great danger, I should have long ago been out of the Service and never in the House of Peers."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

Time, Danger, Service

37

"If it happens, it happens... We can't stop living."

"If it happens, it happens... We can't stop living."

Walter Reed, American Soldier

37

"Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you."

"Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Authority, Fathers, Now

37

"If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting."

"If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

Power, Fight, Fighting, Man

37

"My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive."

"My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

Happiness, Soul, Country, Glory

37

"Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in uniform to share in almost every day."

"Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in uniform to share in almost every day."

Hugh Shelton, American Soldier

Man, Men, Women, Day, Sharing

37

"Is your cucumber bitter? Throw it away. Are there briars in your path? Turn aside. That is enough. Do not go on and say, "Why were things of this sort ever brought into this world?" neither intolerable nor everlasting - if thou bearest in mind that it has its limits, and if thou addest nothing to it in imagination. Pain is either an evil to the body (then let the body say what it thinks of it!)-or to the soul. But it is in the power of the soul to maintain its own serenity and tranquility. . . ."

"Is your cucumber bitter? Throw it away. Are there briars in your path? Turn aside. That is enough. Do not go on and say, "Why were things of this sort ever brought into this world?" neither intolerable nor everlasting - if thou bearest in mind that it has its limits, and if thou addest nothing to it in imagination. Pain is either an evil to the body (then let the body say what it thinks of it!)-or to the soul. But it is in the power of the soul to maintain its own serenity and tranquility. . . ."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Serenity, Pain, Tranquility, Soul

37

"I did that all the more, if I may say so, because I was aware of the fact that there is an inclination to go to extremes in German people, and in the German character generally."

"I did that all the more, if I may say so, because I was aware of the fact that there is an inclination to go to extremes in German people, and in the German character generally."

Fritz Sauckel, German Soldier

People, Character, Extremes, Fact

37

"The president of the United States and his secretary of state were made honorary Hebrews."

"The president of the United States and his secretary of state were made honorary Hebrews."

Julius Streicher, German Soldier

President, State, States, United

37

"As regards personal relationships I cannot say that I had any particularly personal intercourse with anyone."

"As regards personal relationships I cannot say that I had any particularly personal intercourse with anyone."

Fritz Sauckel, German Soldier

Relationship, Relationships

37

"Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster."

"Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster."

William Throsby Bridges, Australian Soldier

Beginning, Disaster, First, May

37

"The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity."

"The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity."

Hugh Shelton, American Soldier

Quality, Truth, First, Quantity

37

"We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way."

"We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way."

George S. Patton, American Soldier

37

"I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation."

"I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Poetry, Interest, Literary, Mathematics

37

"I do believe that the United Nations needs to have more exacting, more enhanced professional standards for the military peacekeepers that are deployed."

"I do believe that the United Nations needs to have more exacting, more enhanced professional standards for the military peacekeepers that are deployed."

Alex Morrison, Canadian Soldier

Military, Nations, Needs, United

37

"My connection with the Reich Ministers was of a purely official nature and was very infrequent."

"My connection with the Reich Ministers was of a purely official nature and was very infrequent."

Fritz Sauckel, German Soldier

Nature, Connection

37

"I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace."

"I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace."

William Tecumseh Sherman, American Soldier

Peace, War, Today, Will

37

"Habit is ten times nature."

"Habit is ten times nature."

Arthur Wellesley, English Soldier

37

"In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective."

"In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective."

Ferdinand Foch, French Soldier

37

"It's hard to be happy when you are facing 120 to 140 degree temperatures and nothing seems to be moving in a direction that you think or they think or you've been told it's supposed to be moving in."

"It's hard to be happy when you are facing 120 to 140 degree temperatures and nothing seems to be moving in a direction that you think or they think or you've been told it's supposed to be moving in."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Direction, Nothing

37

"In the later books I am much more at home in the use of language to describe things. I had never thought of that until a critic pointed that out."

"In the later books I am much more at home in the use of language to describe things. I had never thought of that until a critic pointed that out."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Home, Thought, Books, Language

37

"Wayne Downing is also a great leader, has served our nation very well, and I think it's great that he's coming back to join a very capable administration already of dealing with this problem, and it will just strengthen that team."

"Wayne Downing is also a great leader, has served our nation very well, and I think it's great that he's coming back to join a very capable administration already of dealing with this problem, and it will just strengthen that team."

Hugh Shelton, American Soldier

Leadership, Leader, Nation, Will

37

"The German Air Force was not sufficient to protect the sea crossing on its own. While the leading part of the forces might have landed, there was the danger that they might be cut off from supplies and reinforcements."

"The German Air Force was not sufficient to protect the sea crossing on its own. While the leading part of the forces might have landed, there was the danger that they might be cut off from supplies and reinforcements."

Gerd von Rundstedt, German Soldier

Danger, Force, Leading, Sea

37

"Striid andWthdraw into yourself. Our master-reason asks no more than to act justly, and thereby to achieve calm."

"Striid andWthdraw into yourself. Our master-reason asks no more than to act justly, and thereby to achieve calm."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Stoicism, Calm, Justice, Mindset, Control

37

"Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation."

"Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

Goal, Iraq, Nation, Security

37

"If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results."

"If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results."

George S. Patton, American Soldier

People, Results

37

"The decision, therefore, lies here in the East; here must the Russian enemy, this people numbering two hundred million Russians, be destroyed on the battle field and person by person, and made to bleed to death ."

"The decision, therefore, lies here in the East; here must the Russian enemy, this people numbering two hundred million Russians, be destroyed on the battle field and person by person, and made to bleed to death ."

Heinrich Himmler, German Soldier

Death, People, Decision, Battle

37

"There was a military police brigade with over 3,400 soldiers getting ready to go home because their mission - prisoner-of-war operations - was finished."

"There was a military police brigade with over 3,400 soldiers getting ready to go home because their mission - prisoner-of-war operations - was finished."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Home, Military, Mission, Police

37

"Flying is the only active profession I would ever continue with enthusiasm after the War."

"Flying is the only active profession I would ever continue with enthusiasm after the War."

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

War, Enthusiasm, Flying, Profession

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