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Quotes by Soldier
"Every soldier thinks something of the moral aspects of what he is doing. But all war is immoral and if you let that bother you, you're not a good soldier."
War,
56
"According to the Gallup Poll, 24 percent of American adults exercised regularly in 1961, and 50 percent after 1968. The peak was 59 percent in 1984, dropping off to 51 percent last September."
56
"One of the most powerful devices of poetry is the use of distortions. You can go from talking about the way a minute passes to the way a century passes, or a lifetime."
56
"No one person invented Mulberry. The knowledge that we had to have this floating harbor slowly grew."
56
"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it."
56
"American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature."
56
"Now I say that if you run more than 15 miles a week, it's for something other than aerobic fitness. Once you pass 15 miles, you do not see much further improvement."
55
"The whole notion of land property rights in the Arab world is different from that in Europe."
55
"And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights."
55
"In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield."
55
"We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction."
55
"The Pact of Munich is signed. Czechoslovakia as a power is out."
55
"If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it."
55
"Trust should be the basis for all our moral training."
55
"Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable to plan in a safe and secure environment, always looking over your shoulder, knowing that some day somebody's going to knock on your door and it's going to be your last."
55
"Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get... to ensure the complete defeat of al-Qaida, because we know that al-Qaida is planning operations against the United States even as we speak here."
55
"I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit and to mothball his opinions."
55
"When I jerked it out the head remained in my leg, where it remains still. There were a couple of inches of blood on the shaft of the arrow when I pulled it out."
55
"I am pleased that the President has signed an Executive Order this week requiring federal agencies to disclose information about prices and quality of healthcare services."
55
"The voice of the people is the voice of humbug."
55
"The primary factor in a successful attack is speed."
55
"I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May '43. At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in '42 - even in my position. This aircraft didn't have any priority in design or production."
55
"You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals."
54
"All of us who are convinced that our military needs all the support the government and public will provide are pleased that he will have his chance to do just that."
54
"George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between."
Hurt,
54
"It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly."
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