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  I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.

  George S. Patton

  Motivational, Military, War

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• The one great element in continuing the success of an offensive is maintaining the momentum. This was lost last fall when shortages caused by the limitation of port facilities made it impossible to get sufficient supplies to the armies when they approached the German border.

  George C. Marshall

  Military, Fall, Borders

  Speech to the Overseas Press Club, March 1, 1945.

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• Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

  George S. Patton

  Life, Strength, Courage

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• Courage is virtue which champions the cause of right.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Champion, Causes, Virtue

  Marcus Tullius Cicero (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Cicero (Illustrated)”, p.3082, Delphi Classics

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• Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle .... They conquer by strategy.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Enemy, Battle

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  People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

  Richard Grenier

  Strength, Wisdom, Veterans Day

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  A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

  Colin Powell

  Motivational, Dream, Determination

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  There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

  Colin Powell

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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  It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

  Norman Schwarzkopf

  Inspiring, Courage, Veterans Day

  Norman Schwarzkopf (2010). “It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography of General Norman Schwarzkopf”, p.13, Bantam

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  On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.

  Dan Lipinski

  Veterans Day, Military, Home

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• The army is always the same. The sun and the moon change. The army knows no seasons.

  Frank Nugent

  Moon, Sun, Knows

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  The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Military, Navy, Forget

  Duff Gilfond, Calvin Coolidge (1932). “The Rise of Saint Calvin: Merry Sidelights on the Career of Mr. Coolidge”

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• Discipline is the soul of an army.

  George Washington

  Discipline, Soul, Founding Fathers Democracy

  George Washington, Stephen Lucas (1999). “The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot”, p.24, Rowman & Littlefield

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• A leader leads by example not by force.

  Sun Tzu

  Encouragement, War, Leader

  "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, translated by Chow-Hou Wee, (Chapter IX), 2003.

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• The enemy are only 50 yards from us. We are heavily outnumbered. We are under devastating fire. I shall not withdraw an inch but will fight to our last man and our last round.

  Som Nath Sharma

  Military, Fighting, Men

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• Wherever you are or whatever your job, don't be confused or diverted by false priorities. We have only one mission to perform-that is to fight and win. And, we must do it better than anyone else in the world.

  Leslie E. Brown

  Inspirational, Jobs, Confused

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• Success in battle is not a function of how many show up, but who they are.

  Robert H. Barrow

  Inspirational, Success, Military

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• The army is the true nobility of our country.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Country, Navy, Nobility

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• It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you

  John Dos Passos

  Giving, Joy, Your Freedom

  John Dos Passos (1921). “Three Soldiers”, p.321

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• The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

  Colin Powell

  Leadership, Military, Soldier

  Colin L. Powell (1995). “My American Journey”, Random House Incorporated

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• A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.

  George S. Patton

  Military, Perfect One, Battle

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• None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed and disciplined is therefore at all times important.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Gun, Important, Rehabilitation

  Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). “Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence”, p.167, Algora Publishing

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• Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Leadership, Art, Business

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954”, p.477, Best Books on

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• Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Winning, Victory

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.93, Shambhala Publications

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• If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.

  David Hackworth

  Military, Fighting, Finding Yourself

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