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"All things fade and quickly turn to myth."

"All things fade and quickly turn to myth."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Impermanence, Myth, Life, Truth

54

"All things fade into the storied past, and in a little while are shrouded in oblivion."

"All things fade into the storied past, and in a little while are shrouded in oblivion."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Impermanence, Past, Time, Memory, History

54

"My greetings to you, my Germany."

"My greetings to you, my Germany."

Alfred Jodl, German Soldier

Germany, Greetings

54

"One day I heard a speech of Hitler. In this speech he said that the German factory worker and the German labourer must make common cause with the German intellectual worker."

"One day I heard a speech of Hitler. In this speech he said that the German factory worker and the German labourer must make common cause with the German intellectual worker."

Fritz Sauckel, German Soldier

Cause, Day, Speech

54

"The citizen parties, by an absolute majority, elected a National Socialist Government."

"The citizen parties, by an absolute majority, elected a National Socialist Government."

Fritz Sauckel, German Soldier

Government, Majority

54

"The idea of avant-garde art is a very suspicious thing to me, the idea that poetry is new and it keeps being new the way Chevrolets every year are new."

"The idea of avant-garde art is a very suspicious thing to me, the idea that poetry is new and it keeps being new the way Chevrolets every year are new."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Art, Poetry, Idea, Being

54

"Just after writing those we were called up to defend a new position on the left, where the terrible storming of the bridge over the Antietam took place."

"Just after writing those we were called up to defend a new position on the left, where the terrible storming of the bridge over the Antietam took place."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

54

"The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other."

"The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other."

Douglas MacArthur, American Soldier

Age, Conscience, Voice, World

54

"We had the best food any battlefield ever had."

"We had the best food any battlefield ever had."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

54

"I used to think that it didn't make any difference how far you ran if you had a good, strong musculoskeletal system and no underlying cardiovascular problems."

"I used to think that it didn't make any difference how far you ran if you had a good, strong musculoskeletal system and no underlying cardiovascular problems."

Kenneth H. Cooper, American Soldier

Difference, Problems

54

"Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments."

"Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments."

Hideki Tojo, Japanese Soldier

War, Civilization, Destruction, Emotion

54

"Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its greatest asset, its flexibility."

"Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its greatest asset, its flexibility."

Bernard Law Montgomery, British Soldier

Power, Flexibility

54

"Providing patients and consumers with solid information on the cost and quality of their healthcare options can literally make the difference between life or death; and play a decisive role in whether a family or employer can afford healthcare."

"Providing patients and consumers with solid information on the cost and quality of their healthcare options can literally make the difference between life or death; and play a decisive role in whether a family or employer can afford healthcare."

Timothy Murphy, American Soldier

Family, Life, Quality, Death

54

"Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province."

"Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

Advice, Criticism, Trouble

54

"A leader who loses his connection to his people soon loses the ability to lead them."

"A leader who loses his connection to his people soon loses the ability to lead them."

Robert Ley, German Soldier

Leadership, Leader, People, Ability, Connection

54

"Among the American contemporaries I read with most enjoyment are several North Carolinians. I think the best poetry being written these days is being written by Southerners."

"Among the American contemporaries I read with most enjoyment are several North Carolinians. I think the best poetry being written these days is being written by Southerners."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Poetry, Being, Enjoyment

54

"In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it was, after all, the center for interrogations for Iraq."

"In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it was, after all, the center for interrogations for Iraq."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Intelligence, Control, Iraq, Military

54

"That's the reason some schools of thinking don't rule out a destruction of the Chinese military potential before the situation grows worse than it is today. It's bad enough now."

"That's the reason some schools of thinking don't rule out a destruction of the Chinese military potential before the situation grows worse than it is today. It's bad enough now."

Curtis Lemay, American Soldier

Destruction, Military, Now, Potential

54

"It is warm work; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment. But mark you! I would not be elsewhere for thousands. - at the Battle of Copenhagen."

"It is warm work; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment. But mark you! I would not be elsewhere for thousands. - at the Battle of Copenhagen."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

Work, Battle, Day, May

54

"I went overseas hoping to prove that all our POWs were home. I came back convinced that they were still alive."

"I went overseas hoping to prove that all our POWs were home. I came back convinced that they were still alive."

Bo Gritz, American Soldier

54

"If you do not have control over your mouth, you will not have control over your future."

"If you do not have control over your mouth, you will not have control over your future."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Self-Control, Control, Future, Speech, Power

54

"I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys."

"I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

54

"With prose you can incorporate more details, develop scenes, sustain the tension in a special way. Prose has its own speed."

"With prose you can incorporate more details, develop scenes, sustain the tension in a special way. Prose has its own speed."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

54

"He was a man, he always performed his promises."

"He was a man, he always performed his promises."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

54

"Try to live the life of the good man who is more than content with what is allocated to him."

"Try to live the life of the good man who is more than content with what is allocated to him."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Contentment, Life, Goodness, Truth

54

"Our forces will not be on the sidelines."

"Our forces will not be on the sidelines."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

54

"A fundamental approach to life transformation is using social media for therapy; it forces you to have an opinion, provides intellectual stimulation, increases awareness, boosts self-confidence, and offers the possibility of hope."

"A fundamental approach to life transformation is using social media for therapy; it forces you to have an opinion, provides intellectual stimulation, increases awareness, boosts self-confidence, and offers the possibility of hope."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Transformation, Social Media, Therapy, Awareness

54

"It is an open secret that Jews do not work, but rather let others work for them."

"It is an open secret that Jews do not work, but rather let others work for them."

Julius Streicher, German Soldier

53

"As the knight of the quill never ventured into the fight, and only snuffed the battle afar, he knew nothing accurately of battles, but managed to pick up a few real or supposed incidents from the wounded and from stragglers."

"As the knight of the quill never ventured into the fight, and only snuffed the battle afar, he knew nothing accurately of battles, but managed to pick up a few real or supposed incidents from the wounded and from stragglers."

Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier

Battle, Fight, Knight, Nothing

53

"Never fear: Thank Home, and Poetry, and the Force behind both."

"Never fear: Thank Home, and Poetry, and the Force behind both."

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

Home, Poetry, Force

53

"Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon."

"Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

Mistake, Enemy, Gentlemen

53

"One is never more on trial than in the moment of excessive good fortune."

"One is never more on trial than in the moment of excessive good fortune."

Lew Wallace, American Soldier

53

"Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole; do not assemble in your mind the many and varied troubles which have come to you in the past and will come again in the future, but ask yourself with regard to every present difficulty: 'What is there in this that is unbearable and beyond endurance?' You would be ashamed to confess it! And then remind yourself that it is not the future or what has passed that afflicts you, but always the present, and the power of this is much diminished if you take it in isolation and call your mind to task if it thinks that it cannot stand up to it when taken on its own."

"Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole; do not assemble in your mind the many and varied troubles which have come to you in the past and will come again in the future, but ask yourself with regard to every present difficulty: 'What is there in this that is unbearable and beyond endurance?' You would be ashamed to confess it! And then remind yourself that it is not the future or what has passed that afflicts you, but always the present, and the power of this is much diminished if you take it in isolation and call your mind to task if it thinks that it cannot stand up to it when taken on its own."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Stoicism, Present, Mindfulness, Wisdom

53

"Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg."

"Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

Man, Men, Day, Enemy, Interest

53

"A system of cameras and censors are used along the border and interior to help detect the movement of illegal immigrants crossing through the dense brush."

"A system of cameras and censors are used along the border and interior to help detect the movement of illegal immigrants crossing through the dense brush."

Timothy Murphy, American Soldier

53

"There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights."

"There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights."

Smedley Butler, American Soldier

Defence, Defense, Fight, Rights

53

"Being born in a stable does not make one a horse."

"Being born in a stable does not make one a horse."

Arthur Wellesley, English Soldier

53

"A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him."

"A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him."

Douglas MacArthur, American Soldier

Leadership, Troops

53

"Healthcare providers will compete to offer the best record of patient safety at the lowest prices. Hospitals and patients will benefit from having accurate information about areas of excellence and areas that must be improved."

"Healthcare providers will compete to offer the best record of patient safety at the lowest prices. Hospitals and patients will benefit from having accurate information about areas of excellence and areas that must be improved."

Timothy Murphy, American Soldier

Health, Excellence, Healthcare, Hospitals, Information

53

"One thing is certain: wherever the enemy lands, if once we can get to grips with him on the Continent, where we are not dependent on supplies from overseas, that ought to be, and will be, all right with us."

"One thing is certain: wherever the enemy lands, if once we can get to grips with him on the Continent, where we are not dependent on supplies from overseas, that ought to be, and will be, all right with us."

Heinrich Himmler, German Soldier

Enemy, Right, Will

53

"The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in the East, and they must go elsewhere; and they come out West, as you have seen them coming for the last few years."

"The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in the East, and they must go elsewhere; and they come out West, as you have seen them coming for the last few years."

George Crook, American Soldier

Man, Men, Birds, Years

53

"Far too many times over the next 12 to 15 years, it was brought to my attention that people who followed my exercise guidelines exactly but ignored their diet, their weight and their cigarette smoking had heart attacks at age 55."

"Far too many times over the next 12 to 15 years, it was brought to my attention that people who followed my exercise guidelines exactly but ignored their diet, their weight and their cigarette smoking had heart attacks at age 55."

Kenneth H. Cooper, American Soldier

Age, Diet, People, Heart

53

"They were singing in French, but the melody was freedom and any American could understand that."

"They were singing in French, but the melody was freedom and any American could understand that."

Audie Murphy, American Soldier

Freedom, Singing

53

"The present times require the vigor and the activity of the prime of life; but I feel the increasing infirmities of age to such a degree, that I am conscious I cannot serve you to advantage."

"The present times require the vigor and the activity of the prime of life; but I feel the increasing infirmities of age to such a degree, that I am conscious I cannot serve you to advantage."

Christopher Gadsden, American Soldier

Life, Age, Present

53

"A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable."

"A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

53

"No administration could stop the tidal wave of immigration that swept over the land; no political party could restrain or control the enterprise of our people, and no reasonable man could desire to check the march of civilization."

"No administration could stop the tidal wave of immigration that swept over the land; no political party could restrain or control the enterprise of our people, and no reasonable man could desire to check the march of civilization."

Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier

People, Civilization, Control, Desire

53

"Falling little wind, it was five before I could form my line, or distinguish any of the enemy's motions; and could not judge at all of their force, more than by numbers, which were seventeen, and thirteen appeared large."

"Falling little wind, it was five before I could form my line, or distinguish any of the enemy's motions; and could not judge at all of their force, more than by numbers, which were seventeen, and thirteen appeared large."

John Byng, British Soldier

Enemy, Force, Numbers, Wind

53

"Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States."

"Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States."

Oliver North, American Soldier

People, Military, Name, States

53

"That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves."

"That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves."

Chester W. Nimitz, American Soldier

Faith, Defense, Machines, Needs

53

"Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role."

"Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role."

Heinz Guderian, German Soldier

Battle, Future, Play, Troops

53

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