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You've got to kill people, and when you've killed enough they stop fighting.


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If you are going to use military force, then you ought to use overwhelming military force. Use too much and deliberately use too much; you'll save lives, not only your own, but the enemy's too.

If you are going to use military force, then you ought to use overwhelming military force. Use too much and deliberately use too much; you'll save lives, not only your own, but the enemy's too.



There are no innocent civilians, so it doesn't bother me so much to be killing innocent bystanders.

There are no innocent civilians, so it doesn't bother me so much to be killing innocent bystanders.



If we maintain our faith in God, love of freedom, and superior global air power, the future looks good.

If we maintain our faith in God, love of freedom, and superior global air power, the future looks good.



I don't have time to distinguish between the unfortunate and the incompetent.

I don't have time to distinguish between the unfortunate and the incompetent.



I don't mind being called tough, since I find in this racket it's the tough guys who lead the survivors.

I don't mind being called tough, since I find in this racket it's the tough guys who lead the survivors.



If we'd lost the war, we'd all have been prosecuted as war criminals.

If we'd lost the war, we'd all have been prosecuted as war criminals.



Don't like to do anything half-heartedly, even if it is a wicked and self-destructive avocation like smoking cigars

Don't like to do anything half-heartedly, even if it is a wicked and self-destructive avocation like smoking cigars



We're at war with Japan. We were attacked by Japan. Do you want to kill Japanese, or would you rather have Americans killed?

We're at war with Japan. We were attacked by Japan. Do you want to kill Japanese, or would you rather have Americans killed?



Today, shooting wars are won or lost before they start. If they are fought at all, they would be fought principally to confirm which side had won at the outset.

Today, shooting wars are won or lost before they start. If they are fought at all, they would be fought principally to confirm which side had won at the outset.



I don't want to hear of any of you men getting into any fights with the British. But if you do, you'd better not get whipped.

I don't want to hear of any of you men getting into any fights with the British. But if you do, you'd better not get whipped.





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I vowed after that day that I would be your hero too, no matter how long it took



Pouter, tumbler, and fantail are from the same source; The racer and hack may be traced to one Horse; So men were developed from monkeys of course, Which nobody can deny.

Pouter, tumbler, and fantail are from the same source; The racer and hack may be traced to one Horse; So men were developed from monkeys of course, Which nobody can deny.



I do write a lot of children's songs, and I'm going to do a children's television show, which also means I'll be doing a lot of albums. So I do hope my future will hold a lot of things for children.

I do write a lot of children's songs, and I'm going to do a children's television show, which also means I'll be doing a lot of albums. So I do hope my future will hold a lot of things for children.



All my life people have been waiting around to watch me die.

All my life people have been waiting around to watch me die.



Put your characters where they are the most interesting.

Put your characters where they are the most interesting.



I've never had the right words to describe my life, and now that I've entered my story, I need them more than ever.

I've never had the right words to describe my life, and now that I've entered my story, I need them more than ever.



It ain't because lovers are so sensitive that they quarrel so often; it is because there is so much fun n the making up.

It ain't because lovers are so sensitive that they quarrel so often; it is because there is so much fun n the making up.



They yell at me because I can't see what they see. Nobody can explain to me why my eyes work different than theirs.

They yell at me because I can't see what they see. Nobody can explain to me why my eyes work different than theirs.



We kill with antibiotics and antiseptics, and if our slaughter is ineffectual we use surgery to expel the offending organ from our presence. We destroy the body in order to save it.

We kill with antibiotics and antiseptics, and if our slaughter is ineffectual we use surgery to expel the offending organ from our presence. We destroy the body in order to save it.



A candy coloured clown they call the sandman Tiptoes into my room every night Just to sprinkle stardust and whisper; "Go to sleep, everything is alright"

A candy coloured clown they call the sandman Tiptoes into my room every night Just to sprinkle stardust and whisper; "Go to sleep, everything is alright"




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