"Service rivalry leads to service pride, which is good for building morale and esprit."

-- Anthony Zinni

#Pride Quotes #Building Quotes #Rivalry Quotes

“You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live.”
“In Burton's day they [soldiers] were itching to get into the fray. Now it is the opposite. They are always whining about the dangers of being killed. Oh my God, they are such wimps now! The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000ft above the war zone to avoid getting hit. I don't think there is any point in having wars if that's how you're going to behave. It's pathetic. All this whining!”
“My husband and I both have our bucket lists. Running a marathon was on mine.”
“I totally think that the likelihood upon this whole galaxy and universe, we are the only ones... I don't think we are.”
“You cannot say 'no' to the people you love, not often. That's the secret. And then when you do, it has to sound like a 'yes'. Or you have to make them say 'no.' You have to take time and trouble.”
“Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.”
“I wanted to be a huge star and I have failed.”
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.”

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