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Joel85
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"I saw Rambo last night, boy, I know what to do next time". Ronald Reagan, refering to the Iranian hostage crisis.
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Evan
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Hey 
, thats mine, look below.
, thats mine, look below.
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Evan
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whoops, too many. Heres a couple i found, When first under fire and you‘re wishful to duck, Dont look or tack heed at the man that is struck. Be thankful you‘re living and trust to your luck, And march to your front like a soldier.
-Ruyard Kipling
War is fear clocked in courage.
-Gen... William C. Westmoreland
In war, truth is the first casualty
-Aeschylus
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
-Plato
-Ruyard Kipling
War is fear clocked in courage.
-Gen... William C. Westmoreland
In war, truth is the first casualty
-Aeschylus
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
-Plato
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"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (Paris Sorbonne,1910)
As for Shakespeare, Henry V contains a goldmine, my favorite being
O God of battles! steel my soldiers‘ hearts;
Possess them not with fear; take from them now
The sense of reckoning, if the opposed numbers
Pluck their hearts from them.
or
Go Tell the Spartans we Lie Here, obedient to their laws.
Battle Memorial at Thermopylae
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (Paris Sorbonne,1910)
As for Shakespeare, Henry V contains a goldmine, my favorite being
O God of battles! steel my soldiers‘ hearts;
Possess them not with fear; take from them now
The sense of reckoning, if the opposed numbers
Pluck their hearts from them.
or
Go Tell the Spartans we Lie Here, obedient to their laws.
Battle Memorial at Thermopylae
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alrighty, I found my stash of quotes.. here‘s a few;
"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die."
-- Herbert Hoover
"It is only by doing things others have not that one can advance."
- George S. Patton
JUST A SIMPLE SOLDIER
~Author Unknown~
He was getting old and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with buddies; they were the heroes, every one. And though sometimes to his neighbors, his tales became a joke, All his buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke. But we‘ll hear his tales no longer, for he has passed away, And the world‘s a little poorer, for a soldier died today.
No, he won‘t be mourned by many, just his riends, children, and wife, For he lived a very quiet sort of ordinary life. He held a job, and raised a family, quietly going on his way. And the world won‘t note his passing; though a soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state, While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great. Papers tell of their life stories from the time that they were young, But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land, Some jerk who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man? Or the ordinary fellow, who in times of war and strife, Goes off to serve his country and offer up his life? The politician‘s stipend and the style in which he lives, Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives, While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all, Is paid off with a medal and perhaps a pension small.
It‘s so easy to forget them, for it was so long ago That the husbands, sons, and fathers went to battle, but we know It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom that our country now enjoys. Should you find yourself in danger with your enemies at hand, Would you really want some cop-out politician with his waffling stand? Or would you want a soldier who has sworn to defend, His home, his kin, and country, and would fight until the end?
He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin, But his presence should remind us, we may need his like again. For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldiers part,
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start. If we cannot do him honor while he‘s here to receive the praise, Then at least let‘s give him homage at the ending of his days. Perhaps a simple headline in the paper that might say: "Our Country is in Mourning, for a Soldier Died Today"
"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die."
-- Herbert Hoover
"It is only by doing things others have not that one can advance."
- George S. Patton
JUST A SIMPLE SOLDIER
~Author Unknown~
He was getting old and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with buddies; they were the heroes, every one. And though sometimes to his neighbors, his tales became a joke, All his buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke. But we‘ll hear his tales no longer, for he has passed away, And the world‘s a little poorer, for a soldier died today.
No, he won‘t be mourned by many, just his riends, children, and wife, For he lived a very quiet sort of ordinary life. He held a job, and raised a family, quietly going on his way. And the world won‘t note his passing; though a soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state, While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great. Papers tell of their life stories from the time that they were young, But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land, Some jerk who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man? Or the ordinary fellow, who in times of war and strife, Goes off to serve his country and offer up his life? The politician‘s stipend and the style in which he lives, Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives, While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all, Is paid off with a medal and perhaps a pension small.
It‘s so easy to forget them, for it was so long ago That the husbands, sons, and fathers went to battle, but we know It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom that our country now enjoys. Should you find yourself in danger with your enemies at hand, Would you really want some cop-out politician with his waffling stand? Or would you want a soldier who has sworn to defend, His home, his kin, and country, and would fight until the end?
He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin, But his presence should remind us, we may need his like again. For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldiers part,
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start. If we cannot do him honor while he‘s here to receive the praise, Then at least let‘s give him homage at the ending of his days. Perhaps a simple headline in the paper that might say: "Our Country is in Mourning, for a Soldier Died Today"
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Anderson56
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Hmm
Best advice ever was: "Never attribute to malice what you can to stupidity - can‘t remember who said it."
Another good one "The commonest stupidity is forgetting that which you set out to do" - Nietzche.
"Dear God, please don‘t let me f*** up" - Alan Shepard as they prepared to light the rocket.
Best advice ever was: "Never attribute to malice what you can to stupidity - can‘t remember who said it."
Another good one "The commonest stupidity is forgetting that which you set out to do" - Nietzche.
"Dear God, please don‘t let me f*** up" - Alan Shepard as they prepared to light the rocket.
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Etown
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759
"Anything you can do, I can do dumber." -- Unknown Freeskier at Sunshine Mountain‘s extreme ski competition.
"if you think you‘re free try walking into a deli and urinating on the cheese " -- The Vandals, Anarchy Burger
"Anything you can do, I can do dumber." -- Unknown Freeskier at Sunshine Mountain‘s extreme ski competition.
"if you think you‘re free try walking into a deli and urinating on the cheese " -- The Vandals, Anarchy Burger
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WINDWOLF
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Korus:
Profound & humble thanks for that qoute.The best i have ever heard.
Profound & humble thanks for that qoute.The best i have ever heard.
Michael Dorosh
Army.ca Veteran
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Province isn‘t the author, unless someone has a better source than I do.
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timbit
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"Having decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labour is immense." - Arnold Bennett
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"Ok....just give me a second to open this map and i‘ll see how f*cked we are."
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Hasty P
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Here‘s a few of my favorites:
The draft is white people sending black people to fight yellow people to protect the country they stole from red people. - James Rado
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. - Napolean Bonaparte
We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it. - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Everyone‘s a pacifist between wars. It‘s like being a vegitarian between meals. - Colman McCarthy
The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle, but to make them long for it. - Louis Simpson
If Hitler invaded **** I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. - Sir Winston Churchill
The draft is white people sending black people to fight yellow people to protect the country they stole from red people. - James Rado
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. - Napolean Bonaparte
We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it. - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Everyone‘s a pacifist between wars. It‘s like being a vegitarian between meals. - Colman McCarthy
The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle, but to make them long for it. - Louis Simpson
If Hitler invaded **** I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. - Sir Winston Churchill
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Of course:
"....Ubique means that warnin’ grunt the perished linesman knows,
When o’er ’is strung an’ sufferin’ front the shrapnel sprays ’is foes;
An’ as their firin’ dies away the ’usky whisper runs
From lips that ’ave n’t drunk all day: “The Guns! Thank Gawd, the Guns!†..."
"....Ubique means that warnin’ grunt the perished linesman knows,
When o’er ’is strung an’ sufferin’ front the shrapnel sprays ’is foes;
An’ as their firin’ dies away the ’usky whisper runs
From lips that ’ave n’t drunk all day: “The Guns! Thank Gawd, the Guns!†..."
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Fader
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After losing 9 members of his squad and having his dropship, APC, and most of his ammunition spent:
"That‘s great man, we‘re in some real pretty **** now. Now what the **** are we supposed to do... That‘s it man, game over man, game over!"
Private Hudson, USCMC, "Aliens"
"That‘s great man, we‘re in some real pretty **** now. Now what the **** are we supposed to do... That‘s it man, game over man, game over!"
Private Hudson, USCMC, "Aliens"
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And a Star Trek quote
“It is not my life to give up Captain. And it never was.â€
Third Rematk‘lan to Captain Sisko, Deep Space Nine episode ‘Rocks and Shoals‘
DS9 is more militaristic than other Trek shows.
Yes, I‘m a Trekkie.
“It is not my life to give up Captain. And it never was.â€
Third Rematk‘lan to Captain Sisko, Deep Space Nine episode ‘Rocks and Shoals‘
DS9 is more militaristic than other Trek shows.
Yes, I‘m a Trekkie.
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Fader
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Yet you‘re not a SigOp... most of us are Trekkies.
I personally don‘t have any Star Trek quotes, though.
I personally don‘t have any Star Trek quotes, though.
