"War is brutish, inglorious, and a terrible waste... The only redeeming factors were my comrades' incredible bravery and their devotion to each other. Marine Corps training taught us to kill efficiently and to try to survive. But it also taught us loyalty to each other - and love. That espirit de corps sustained us."

-- Eugene B. Sledge

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“I think the solution to making this world better is if we would just be healthy, mentally,”

Source : "Howie Mandel: 'We don't take care of our mental health'" by Elizabeth Landau, www.cnn.com. February 1, 2014.
“It is the climbing of the mountain that makes the view from the top so breathtaking.”
“I've died 3 times, I've been shot in the back, stabbed once in my arm, stabbed 2 times in my back, run over by a truck, been poisoned, broke both of my arms, nose (3 times broken), ribs, both legs, but a broken heart hurt me the most.”
“A culture that doesn't respect half its population will never prosper.”
“You have grudged the very fire in your house because the wood cost overmuch!" he cried. "You have grudged life. To live cost overmuch, and you have refused to pay the price. Your life has been like a cabin where the fire is out and there are no blankets on the floor." He signaled to a slave to fill his glass, which he held aloft. "But I have lived. And I have been warm with life as you have never been warm. It is true, you shall live long. But the longest nights are the cold nights when a man shivers and lies awake. My nights have been short, but I have slept warm”
“In a large pharmaceutical company, where it's a big bet, you're going to need finance people to be involved in the decision-making because the investment can run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. You're going to have to run scenarios. You might even need agreement from the C.E.O. to make that type of decision. If it's an incremental, low-cost decision in a marketing-oriented company, it may be a very different set of stakeholders a lot further down in the organization.”

Source : Interview with Joel Kurtzman, www.strategy-business.com. October 1, 1996.
“Broadway is a main artery of New York life - the hardened artery.”
“Pretty women without religion are like flowers without perfume.”

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