Officers Quotes - Page 2

• In my proper character, an officer of the United States army.

  Zebulon Pike

  Character, Army, United States

  "The Boy's Story of Zebulon M. Pike".

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• Life is very good. I'm the president and Chief Executive Officer of the Wireless trade association, the CTIA.

  Steve Largent

  Sports, President, Association

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• With all the weird surroundings of outer space the basic underlying theme of the show is a philosophical approach to man's relationship to woman. There are both sexes in the crew, in fact, the first officer is a woman.

  Jeffrey Hunter

  Sex, Philosophical, Men

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• IN trying to recall my impressions during my short war duty as an officer in the Austrian Army, I find that my recollections of this period are very uneven and confused

  Fritz Kreisler

  Confused, War, Army

  Fritz Kreisler (2014). “Four Weeks In The Trenches; The War Story Of A Violinist [Illustrated Edition]”, p.8, Pickle Partners Publishing

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• The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to go out and take care of people who are in various different parts of the world. I decided to pay back my time first as an undersea medical officer. I was stationed in Scotland.

  Laurel Clark

  School, Doctors, Scotland

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• On 24 August 1939, as an officer in the reserve, I had to join my regiment in Potsdam.

  Hans Frank

  August, Potsdam, Reserves

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• The first money I have been offered was as District Officer Ba.

  Kamisese Mara

  Firsts, Has Beens

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• Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties and prerogatives - but he gives the requisite qualifications, and calls those thus qualified, and by that call gives them their official authority.

  Charles Hodge

  Sea, Giving, Church

  Charles Hodge (1855). “What is Presbyterianism?: An Address Delivered Before the Presbyterian Historical Society at Their Anniversary Meeting in Philadelphia, on Tuesday Evening, May 1, 1855”, p.38

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• Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for duty. As it happened, a wire reached me a day later calling me to the colors.

  Fritz Kreisler

  Order, Color, Years

  Fritz Kreisler (2014). “Four Weeks In The Trenches; The War Story Of A Violinist [Illustrated Edition]”, p.9, Pickle Partners Publishing

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• I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket.

  Moe Howard

  Knowing, Tickets, Standing Out

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• Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record.

  Pete Rozelle

  Sports, Football, Successful

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• I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.

  Marc Garneau

  Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

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• I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job is the Constitution of the United States, I am not a government employee. I am in the Constitution.

  Tom DeLay

  Jobs, Government, Constitution Of The United States

  "Talk Back Live" on CNN, December 19, 1995.

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• Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from the failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so.

  Byron White

  Doe, Use, Failing

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• When we talk about justice in America we're really talking about justice brought about by the people, not by judges who are tools of the establishment or prosecutors who are are equally tools of the establishment or the wardens or the police officers.

  William Kunstler

  America, Talking, People

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• The mugger who is arrested is back on the street before the police officer, but the person mugged may not be back on the street for a long time, if ever.

  Mario Cuomo

  Long, Police, Muggers

  The New Republic, April 04, 1985.

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• The Communists were interested in getting into key positions as union officers, statisticians, economists, etc., in order to utilize the apparatus of the unions to promote the cause of revolution.

  John T. Flynn

  Keys, Order, Unions

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• My officers and men understood wishes so well that this movement was executed under fire, the right wing keeping up fire, without giving the enemy any occasion to seize or even to suspect their advantage.

  Joshua Chamberlain

  Men, Fire, Wings

  Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1994). “Bayonet! Forward: my Civil War reminiscences”, Butternut & Blue

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• Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and are very polite. They always were. Except, of course, for that little interval there between 1941 and 1945.

  William Manchester

  Navy, Dresses, Guests

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• It is plain that, when it comes to inferior officers, Congress itself can pass a law sending these nominees to the President with him having the authority to put them on the bench without the advice and consent of the Senate.

  John Jay Hooker

  Law, Advice, President

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• I will say that since our capture we have met with uniform kindness, and while in the penitentiary our relations with the officers have been cordially pleasant, and for their considerate and kind disposition we feel profoundly grateful.

  Cole Younger

  Kindness, Grateful, Uniforms

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• Surely the fact that a uniformed police officer is wearing his hair below his collar will make him no less identifiable as a policeman.

  Thurgood Marshall

  Hair, Police, Facts

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• Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease.

  Sean Bean

  Character, Fighting, Class

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• In the context of September 11, there were so many that lost their lives that - how do you single out one person? There were so many acts of heroism that day from so many people, whether it be firemen and police officers in New York and our agents also.

  Robert Mueller

  New York, People, Police

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• In my public service, I treasure my friendship with law enforcement officers. I admire what they do and support them in every aspect of their job. I have always looked upon law enforcement officers as my friends.

  Dirk Kempthorne

  Friendship, Jobs, Law

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