"To inform, and, therefore to reconnoitre , this is the first and constant duty of the advanced guard."

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Source : Ferdinand Foch (1920). “The Principles of War”

Ferdinand Foch

#Firsts Quotes #Duty Quotes #Constant Quotes

“You never enjoy the world aright, till the sea itself floweth in your veins, till you are clothed with the heavens and crowned with the stars.”

Source : 'Centuries of Meditations' Century 1, 29
“My government has promised to comprehensively respect the independence of the judiciary.”
“I secretly think reality exists so we can speculate about it.”
“Every idea I get I have to deny, that's my way of testing it.”
“I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature.”

Source : Sidney Hook (1987). “Out of step: an unquiet life in the 20th century”, Harpercollins
“You cannot earn money from any artistic career. You have to spend all the time if you want to develop, and keep presenting shows that are always better, always new.”
“I don't want to hear what the price of meat is.”
“The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in.”

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