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Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for...

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

So we can all hold up like good soldiers and harden...

So we can all hold up like good soldiers and harden ourselves in prison. But if you do that for too long, you lose yourself.

Quote by Jack Henry Abbott about prison, good, good luck, contentment

During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers...

During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about americans, magic

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about army, force, talent

Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full...

Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, world

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of...

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

Quote by Thomas Paine about war, army

While I do not hesitate to applaud certain aspects of the resolution honoring the sacrifices of our courageous soldiers who are risking their lives in Iraq, I cannot be supportive of capitalizing on these very sacrifices for political gain.

Quote by Ed Pastor

Sacrificing American soldiers or innocent civilians in an unprecedented preemptive attack on a separate sovereign nation may well prove itself a most temporary medicine.

Quote by Sean Penn about war, medicine, attack, nation, americans

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly...

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce about history, events

Exhausted sunset I have seen Reality trailing its changing shadow behind: blue nebulae crouching in the corner of your eye an exhausted sunset pinning down a patch of sky - of course, I’m trying to explain all this to you, especially...

OQuote by Otilia Nicolescu about poetry, angels, shadow, smile, sky, reality, world, contentment

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