"There are things we don't do. From this moment forth, let us all ensure our every action reflects well on us and our ancestors. Let us live to the highest standards, lest we win this war only to find ourselves staring in the mirror at the face of our late enemy."

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Source : Jack Campbell (2006). “The Lost Fleet: Dauntless”, p.140, Penguin

Jack Campbell

#War Quotes #Winning Quotes #Mirrors Quotes

“When you decide firmly to lead a clean life, chastity will not be a burden on you: it will be a crown of triumph.”
“For me, moving from photography to film was very easy.”
“There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.”

Source : Cary Elwes, Joe Layden (2014). “As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride”, p.5, Simon and Schuster
“My dad drank pretty heavily, and he never missed a day of work in his life. So I never looked at drinking as a serious problem, but drugs to me are a serious problem. I think it's a generational thing. I think older people don't feel as uncomfortable around drinkers as they do around dopers.”
“I got married before I found myself. People should find themselves before they get married.”
“It seemed an advantage to be traveling alone. Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of others...Being closely observed by a companion can also inhibit our observation of others; then, too, we may become caught up in adjusting ourselves to the companion's questions and remarks, or feel the need to make ourselves seem more normal than is good for our curiosity.”
“If you're in music, you're in music, and if you're in music you just want to keep making records and playing. That's what it's about, isn't it? At least, that's what I always thought it was about, anyway.”
“I am an old man, I just happen to be an old man that can fight.”

Source : "Calzaghe nicks round one". BBC Sport, February 08, 2008.

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