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• United States and Coalition forces will remain in Iraq and will operate under American command as part of a multinational force authorized by the United Nations.

  Jim Gerlach

  Iraq, United States, Coalitions

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• A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

  James Allen

  Inspirational, Men, People

  James Allen (2007). “The Life Triumphant: Mastering the Heart and Mind”, p.52, Cosimo, Inc.

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• All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure towards success.

  Dorothea Brande

  Inspirational, Writing, Frustration

  Donald G. Carty, Dorothea Brande (2013). “How to Wake Up and Live: A Formula for Success That Works”, p.61, Lulu Press, Inc

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• Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.

  Buffalo Bill

  Numbers, Miles, Majors

  Buffalo Bill (1879). “The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, the Famous Hunter, Scout, and Guide: An Autobiography”, p.273, U of Nebraska Press

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• If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

  Edmund Burke

  Inspirational, Money, Greatest Wealth

  Edmund Burke (1826). “The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke”, p.305

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• Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.

  Denis Diderot

  Justice, Literature, Firsts

  "The Golden Treasury of Thought: A Gathering of Quotations from the Best Ancient and Modern Authors". Book by Theodore Taylor, p. 227, 1873.

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• Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families.

  Colin Powell

  Running, Fun, Military

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

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• When we started out in '64, um, I was playing Number One, which was a woman second in command of a star ship.

  Majel Barrett

  Stars, Second Chance, Numbers

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• To conquer the command in the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat.

  Giulio Douhet

  Military, Mean, Air

  General Giulio Douhet (2014). “Command Of The Air”, p.51, Pickle Partners Publishing

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• In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.

  Luciano Pavarotti

  Art, Two, Different

  "Pavarotti: My World". Book by Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, 1995.

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• I find it very hard to sit down and create an idea or especially a new character on command. Usually my characters evolve by accident out of some story context.

  John Kricfalusi

  Character, Ideas, Stories

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• I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command.

  John Buford

  Country, Sacrifice, Men

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• The first lesson is that you can't lose a war if you have command of the air, and you can't win a war if you haven't.

  Jimmy Doolittle

  War, Winning, Air

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• In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy.

  Roger Mudd

  Giving Up, President, Privacy

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• We do hereby command the Leaders of the Hebrew, Catholic and Protestant Churches to sanctify and have us crowned Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

  Emperor Norton

  Leader, Catholic, Church

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• I cannot command winds and weather.

  Horatio Nelson

  Wind, Weather, Horatio

  Horatio Nelson, Nicholas Harris Nicolas (2011). “The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson”, p.61, Cambridge University Press

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• To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Leadership, Excellence, Vision

  Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.160, Penguin

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• Most of us go through life as failures, because we are waiting for the 'time to be right' to start doing something worthwhile. Do not wait. The time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

  Napoleon Hill

  Waiting, Tools, May

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.107, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail

  William Westmoreland

  Vietnam, Care, Mail

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• Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn't planned by anyone.

  Neil Armstrong

  Roles, Firsts, Flight

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

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• No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.

  Denis Diderot

  Men, Humans, Human Beings

  "L'Encyclopédie". Book by Denis Diderot, 1751-1766.

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• What we call 'morals' is simply blind obedience to words of command.

  Havelock Ellis

  Atheism, Politics, Moral

  1923 The Dance of Life.

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• Always do everything you ask of those you command.

  George S. Patton

  Army, Military Leadership, Military Command

  "I Remember General Patton's Principles". Book by Porter B. Williamson, p. 174, 1984.

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• Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspiring, Encouragement, Powerful

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.23, Simon and Schuster

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• When placed in command, take charge.

  Norman Schwarzkopf

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  "Leadership". Book by David M. Atkinson, p. 42, 2007.

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