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We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.


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I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.



Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.



The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.



Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.



No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.



Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.

Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.



Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.

Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.



For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.

For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.



Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.

Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.



Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.

Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.





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Entrepreneurs don't have weekends or birthdays or holidays. Every day is my weekend, my birthday, my holiday. OR, every day is my work day. Mostly it's a choice.



It was no wonder they thought us to be immortal––our nightly celebrations put Olympus to shame.

It was no wonder they thought us to be immortal––our nightly celebrations put Olympus to shame.



I'm sure that the standard of public morality we've helped build will force government in Canada to approve complete health insurance.

I'm sure that the standard of public morality we've helped build will force government in Canada to approve complete health insurance.



Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you make.

Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you make.



As long as you don't make waves, ripples, life seems easy. But that's condemning yourself to impotence and death before you are dead.

As long as you don't make waves, ripples, life seems easy. But that's condemning yourself to impotence and death before you are dead.



There are many Christians who are Christians in theory only, and they are worldlings in practice.

There are many Christians who are Christians in theory only, and they are worldlings in practice.



I stopped painting, not because I didn't like painting; the sensuality of it was fun. But I wasn't able to get to the point I wanted to.

I stopped painting, not because I didn't like painting; the sensuality of it was fun. But I wasn't able to get to the point I wanted to.



Obviously I don't have whatever it is you need to be a successful writer.

Obviously I don't have whatever it is you need to be a successful writer.



When liberty becomes license, some form of one-man power is not far distant.

When liberty becomes license, some form of one-man power is not far distant.




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