Loyalty Quotes - Page 18

• Tempus never left a problem for another to solve. Tempus never let the pain or difficulty of an undertaking persuade him not to pursue a resolution his heart thought was right. Tempus never gave up.

  Janet Morris

  Determination, Pain, Heart

  Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.6, Paradise Publishing

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• Time to unite the Sacred Bands, Thebans and his people: one unit, one heart, one swing through life.

  Janet Morris

  Time, Determination, War

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.38, Paradise Publishing

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• Here Stormbringer spies the Stepsons, the Theban fighters, and the 3rd Commando, attending to their own. In the face of such unflinching determination and unswerving devotion, the hurricane pauses and calms. Its ravings turn to mutters.

  Janet Morris

  Determination, Revenge, Brotherhood

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.491, Paradise Publishing

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• Every man's in his own hands, with a little help from his brothers.

  Janet Morris

  Determination, Brother, Men

  Janet Morris (1986). “Beyond Sanctuary”, Ace Books

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• Dedication is loyalty to a cause, even when hope has long expired for a successful outcome. It is an unstoppable determination to win regardless of the odds.

  Wes Fesler

  Determination, Successful, Winning

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• It is the stretched soul that makes music, and souls are stretched by the pull of opposites-opposite bents, tastes, yearnings, loyalties. Where there is no polarity-where energies flow smoothly in one direction-there will be much doing but no music.

  Eric Hoffer

  Music, One Direction, Opposites

  Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• Why is patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles of liberty and support for the people? Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.

  Ron Paul

  Running, Real, Government

  Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012

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• The mode of reconciling the promise of ever-increasing reward for the cadres and the demands of the working classes for a quid pro quo for their loyalty to the state was to offer the latter a small piece of the pie.

  Immanuel Wallerstein

  Pie, Class, Promise

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• At different stages in our lives, the signs of love may vary: dependence, attraction, contentment, worry, loyalty, grief, but at heart the source is always the same. Human beings have the rare capacity to connect with each other, against all odds

  Michael Dorris

  Love, Grief, Heart

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• It is my view that our society can be no more stable than the foundation of individual family units upon which it rests. Our government, our institutions, our schools...indeed, our way of life are dependent on healthy marriages and loyalty to the vulnerable little children around our feet.

  James Dobson

  Family, Children, Home

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• Our loyalty lies with little taxpayers, not big spenders. What our critics really believe is that those in Washington know better how to spend your money than you, the people, do. But we're not going to let them do it, period.

  Ronald Reagan

  Lying, Believe, People

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• Valor was in Nikodemos, unquestionable, and commitment like trees to stand or night to fall.

  Janet Morris

  Love, Fall, Sleep

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.76, Paradise Publishing

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• The heavens listen to what is said on these cobbles. Laws of man and nature come together here. Here you must be firm. Here you must be true.

  Janet Morris

  Love, Nature, Men

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• The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

  Janet Morris

  Fighting, Risk, Survival

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.127, Paradise Publishing

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• It would have been easier to fight alone with inadequate forces than to have to accept...responsibility for our ally's lack of fighting qualities and dubious loyalty.

  Albert Kesselring

  War, Responsibility, Fighting

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• Yes, for a long time but I admired her and respected everything that I could sort of see in her from a distance, the pillars of her life, the loyalties, the relationships. It all got my interest and also the looks.

  Andre Agassi

  Distance, Long, Looks

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• We prefer that the leaders of the Iraqi armed forces do the honorable thing; stop fighting for a regime that does not deserve your loyalty.

  Peter Pace

  Fighting, Leader, Doe

  "U.S. strikes in central Baghdad", www.cnn.com. April 7, 2003.

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• The scoreboard said I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn't say is what it is I have found. Over the last 21 years, I have found loyalty. You have pulled for me on the court and also in life. I found inspiration. You have willed me to succeed, sometimes even in my lowest moments, and I've found generosity. You have given me your shoulders to stand on to reach for my dreams, dreams I could never have reached without you.

  Andre Agassi

  Thank You, Dream, Inspiration

  Transcript of Andre Agassi Retirement Speech, August, 2006.

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  It's better to be hanged for loyalty than be rewarded for betrayal.

  Vladimir Putin

  Betrayal

  Putin and Yakovlev meeting again in the future, www.businessinsider.com. 2000.

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• If we are to survive, our loyalties must be broadened further, to include the whole human community, the entire planet Earth.

  Carl Sagan

  Community, Cosmos, Earth

  Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.371, Ballantine Books

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• Loyalty is very important when things get a little tough, as they often do when the challenge is great. Loyalty is a powerful force in producing one's individual best and more so in producing a team's best.

  John Wooden

  Powerful, Team, Challenges

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• In a conflict of loyalty, obey Jesus at all costs.

  Oswald Chambers

  Jesus, Cost, Conflict

  Oswald Chambers (2015). “So Send I You / Workmen Of God: Recognizing and Answering God's Call to Service”, p.54, Discovery House

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• Loyalty to the President is great, but loyalty to truth, integrity, and country is even better.

  Charles Krauthammer

  Country, Integrity, President

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• As an artist your first loyalty is to your art. Unless this is the case, you're going to be a second-rate artist.

  Margaret Atwood

  Art, Firsts, Cases

  Interview with Marilyn Berlin Snell, www.motherjones.com. July, 1997.

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• Don't Let Him Know is a rich, evocative and brilliantly told tale of family, of loyalties, and of love that must stay secret. Sandip Roy has broken new ground in this tale of the modern Indian family. A lovely read

  Abraham Verghese

  Broken, Lovely, Secret

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