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Some Quotes October 28, 2009

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“Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never — in nothing great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.” – Whinston Churchill

“Don’t halt before you are lame.” – British Proverb

“The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson

“The hottest love has the coldest end.” – Socrates

“A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.” – British Proverb

“Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.” – Seneca

“The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.” – Cicero

“Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.” – Charlie McCarthy

“Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.” – Edgar Quinet

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

“Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.” – John Lyly

“I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.” – John D. Rockefeller

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world.” – Albert Einstien

I do not fear failure. I only fear the ‘’slowing up” of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, ”Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?” - General George S. Patton Jr.

“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way!” – General George S. Patton Jr.

Quote of the Day July 1, 2009

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“Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.”

-Aristotle

General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower’s D-Day Speech May 28, 2009

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This is the week of memorial day, and therefore I would like to dedicate this post to the memory of the men who have died fighting for the United States of America.

Quotes on War August 13, 2008

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“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” -George S. Patton (1885-1945)

“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things, the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.” - John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873)

“It is well that war is so terrible – otherwise we would grow too fond of it” – Robert E. Lee (1807-1870)

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.” – George S. Patton (1885-1945)

“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain” – John Adams (1725-1826)

“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make sure that the other #*@$!%+ dies for his.” -   George S. Patton (1885- 1945)

“If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.” – George Washington (1732-1799)

“Superior firepower is an invaluable tool when entering negotiations.”  General George S. Patton (1885- 1945)

But the SINGLE most profound and intelligent quote on war, was given by our own former first lady. This is a new revelation, and is something I’m sure none of you ever knew, or thought of before. Are you ready? Scroll down to see the quote.

“War is not nice” – Barbra Bush (1925-    )