"As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform."

-- Charles Rangel

#War Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Men Quotes

“I once loved a girl, her skin it was bronze With the innocence of a lamb, she was gentle like a fawn I courted her proudly but now she is gone Gone as the season she's taken”
“For conservation to be successful it is necessary to take into consideration that it is a characteristic of man that he can only be relied upon to do anything consistently which is in his own interest.”
“I try to keep my mind active. I'm a solitaire and puzzle addict. I exercise religiously. I don't do many things religiously and I've taken up golf to have something to do when I have nothing to do.”
“I was put into office by the people who believed in my idea that corruption is the root of poverty; that an end to corruption would mean an end to poverty.”
“I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work. When I worked General Motors and stuff like that, when I say something, I mean it.”
“I was always at about 70/30. About 70 percent of the people of my district appreciated me, and about 30 percent had quite another view of me.”
“When the audition for 'Cats' came up, even though I'd been making pop records, it felt like something I was attracted to.”
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”

Source : "Countryman: A Summary of Belief". Book by Hal Borland, 1965.

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