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George C. Marshall Quotes: I don't want you fellows sitting around asking me what to do. I want you to tell me what to do.
         

I don't want you fellows sitting around asking me what to do. I want you to tell me what to do.


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When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.

When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.



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It is not enough to fight. It is the spirit which we bring to the fight that decides the issue. It is morale that wins the victory.



What other people do shouldn't affect you - we do things because of the kind of person we each want to be

What other people do shouldn't affect you - we do things because of the kind of person we each want to be



Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.

Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.



Wars are bred by poverty and oppression. Continued peace is possible only in a relatively free and prosperous world.

Wars are bred by poverty and oppression. Continued peace is possible only in a relatively free and prosperous world.



The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.

The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.



We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other.

We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other.



Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope.

Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope.



Democracy is the most demanding of all forms of government in terms of the energy, imagination, and public spirit required of the individual.

Democracy is the most demanding of all forms of government in terms of the energy, imagination, and public spirit required of the individual.



Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.

Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.





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I can recollect nothing more to say at present; perhaps breakfast may assist my ideas. I was deceived -- my breakfast supplied only two ideas -- that the rolls were good and the butter bad.

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I'm an artist because that's what I was best at as a kid. It was fun... I continue to be an artist... for the freedom that an art career can bring. I don't need an alarm clock and I am my own boss.

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Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway.

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We're going' Anne said firmly. So soon?' Percy pleaded. 'But stars come out at night.' Then they fade at dawn', Anne replied. 'This star needs to veil herself in darkness.

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I have always tried to avoid regrets. Could I have done differently some things in my career? Maybe.



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