"It is a fact that under equal conditions, large-scale battles and whole wars are won by troops which have a strong will for victory, clear goals before them, high moral standards, and devotion to the banner under which they go into battle."

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Source : "The Military Quotation Book" by James Charlton, (p. 15), 2002.

Georgy Zhukov

#Strong Quotes #War Quotes #Goal Quotes

“Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.”
“Darkness approaches from outside. I feel no light inside me strong enough to resist it.”

Source : Christopher Pike (2012). “Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, Red Dice”, p.192, Simon and Schuster
“Influence people think about it as someone you like but influence is also what you're revolted by. In fact, often it's what you're running away from.”
“I feel like the inspiration is that I've managed to change my songwriting over the past couple of years and also production styles. I could get a sense of what really worked well, and I think this sound developed naturally. That's what happens when you're doing it all the time and changing as a person. Some songs were really dark, and others were more psychedelic. It was useful to have that to figure out exactly what I wanted to do.”
“Every important choice we make is being guided by one of two places: either it is an act of faith or it is an act of fear. Faith opens the door to a new future.”
“If you want to take it up a step and aim to become a competitive gymnast, you have to be mentally strong and prepared to take on the workload of going to the gym every day, rain or shine.”
“I’d be glad to go out on a limb with those Who want nothing beyond what the wind bestows, Were I not bound to roots, dug in deep to bear Never being done grasping for light and air”
“Sometimes love's not enough. And if it's not enough, what good is it ?”

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