"For the mission's sake, for our country's sake, and the sake of the men who carried the Division's colors in past battles - "who fought for life and never lost their nerve" - carry out your mission and keep your honor clean. Demonstrate to the world there is "No Better Friend - No Worse Enemy" than a US Marine."

-- James Mattis

#Country Quotes #Marine Quotes #Past Quotes

“How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived?”

Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2007). “Spoon River Anthology: Literary Touchstone Classic”, p.166, Prestwick House Inc
“People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want.”
“I'm one of the few DJs who uses turntables. I'm the only DJ that's scratching.”

Source : Source: www.gq.com
“For next to Death is Sleepe to be compared; Therefore his house is unto his annext: Here Sleepe, ther Richesse, and hel-gate them both betwext.”
“Don't stop setting your sights high because of some young guy.”
“Also, I just think of Draco and he gets me in the right mood. He just keeps getting worse and worse.”
“Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say.Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world -- "No, YOU move.”

Source : "Amazing Spider-Man #537". Comics by J. Michael Straczynski, December 2006.
“I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.”

Source : Rebecca Stead (2010). “When You Reach Me/First Light”, p.134, Wendy Lamb Books

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