"A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it."

-- C. J. Cherryh

#Hero Quotes #Warrior Quotes #Soldier Quotes

“Advertisements ordinarily work their wonders, to the extent that they work at all, on an inattentive public.”

Source : Michael Schudson (2013). “Advertising, The Uneasy Persuasion (RLE Advertising): Its Dubious Impact on American Society”, p.26, Routledge
“That's the fastest time ever run - but it's not as fast as the world record”
“there isn't enough of anything as long as we live. But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance prevails.”

Source : Raymond Carver (2015). “All of Us: The Collected Poems”, p.253, Vintage
“It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born”
“A young man rarely gets a better vision of himself than that which is reflected from a true woman's eyes; for God himself sits behind them.”
“To have never done anything but make the eighteenth part of a pin, is a sorry account for a human being to give of his existence.”
“According to the Tax Foundation, the average American worker works 127 days of the year just to pay his taxes. That means that government owns 36 percent of the average American's output-which is more than feudal serfs owed the robber barons. That 36 percent is more than the average American spends on food, clothing and housing. In other words, if it were not for taxes, the average American's living standard would at least double.”
“I guess the prime example is in North America there's a thing where if there's no opportunity to move forward with the puck, then a [hockey] player is told to dump the puck into the other zone. Just give up the puck and dump it in. Give it to the other team. And to the Soviet mentality in coaching, it just doesn't make any sense. If you're a skilled player, why are you going to give the puck away to the other team? Just give it away, right?”

Source : Source: collider.com

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