"World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century."

-- Neil Sheehan

#Leadership Quotes #Country Quotes #War Quotes

“That's what my mother doesn't understand about my lipstick and dark clothes. I don't wear tattoos to freak her out; I wear them because I have to. It's me.”
“Which is better -- to be a pack of painted Indians like you are, or to be sensible like Ralph is? Which is better -- to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill? Which is better, law and rescue, or hunting and breaking things up?”
“The motto goes: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll. I prefer: Love, Hugs and Hip-Hop Soul.”

Source : "Song: Figure Of Speech (Album: Mr. Hood)". 1991.
“I don't feel that I view things with a pessimistic eye. I should try to say which way events will go rather than which way events should go. We have to be realistic.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“Preparing mentally takes more out of you than the physical aspect of it.”
“I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I'm just not the fastest person on the field anymore.”
“Earthly greatness is a nice thing, and requires so much chariness in the managing, as the contentment of it cannot requite.”
“I never have a realistic sense of self. I either think everything I do is terrible and I'm the worst guy on the planet, or from time to time I'll think I'm the greatest gift to music and the coolest guy who ever lived, but that happens maybe an hour out of the week. Some days I'm more concerned with how my hair looks than what my guitar sounds like.”

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