"But the main point is that soldiers, after fighting for some time, are apt to be like burned-out cinders. They have shot off their ammunition, their numbers have been diminished, their strength and their morale are drained, and possibly their courage has vanished as well. As an organic whole, quite apart from their loss in numbers, they are far from being what they were before the action; and thus the amount of reserves spent is an accurate measure on the loss of morale."

-- Carl von Clausewitz

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“To be the best, learn from the best”
“Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.”

Source : Thomas Hardy (2012). “Jude the Obscure”, p.267, Courier Corporation
“The attitude is in my personality. It's going to come out in the songs no matter what. If you're pushing the vocal constantly at 10, there's no room for any dynamics. There's no room for any variation in tone. There's no room for anything.”

Source : "Mike Ness of Social Distortion". Interview with Matt Schild, music.avclub.com. January 18, 2011.
“Life drew me and I followed it.”
“I never know what to tell them. I mean, there's nothing you can say to make a person stop hurting. Half the time, I just feel like telling them the truth. I'd say that for 3 months, you're going to feel worse than you've ever felt and you cope as best you can. And that after 6 months, the pain isn't so bad, but it still hurts more than you think it will. And even after years, you still find yourself thinking about the person you lost and get sad about it. And you still miss them all the time.”
“If you question anything enough, you'll begin to doubt it.”
“She said, tell me, are you a Christian, child? I said, Ma'am, I am tonight.”
“I hate to lose more than I love to win.”

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