"I knew many Marines had done brave deeds that no one saw and for which they got no medals at all. I was having a very hard time carrying those medals and didnt have the insight or maturity to know what to do with my combination of guilt and pride."

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Source : Karl Marlantes (2011). “What It Is Like To Go To War”, p.115, Atlantic Books Ltd

#Pride Quotes #Marine Quotes #Maturity Quotes

“Politicians cannot create jobs or wealth. Such is axiomatic to straight thinkers.”
“If I had a bucket list, I'd say raising my four girls to be strong, good women would be No. 1,”

Source : "Matt Damon: I Want to 'Raise My Four Girls to Be Strong Women' " by Jeanne Wolf, parade.com. October 21, 2010.
“For some of us it seems like yesterday when Ike was in the White House, the U.S. Senate censured Joe McCarthy, and the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public school was unconstitutional.”
“I started off as a graffiti artist in the South Bronx. My tag name was 'Loco' because I would go crazy and tag anywhere I wanted, in the weirdest places.”
“As frost to the bud, and blight to the blossom, even such is self-interest to friendship; for confidence cannot dwell where selfishness is porter at the gate.”
“Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.”
“You may be a redneck if... you have spent more on your pickup truck than on your education.”
“The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways.”

Source : Tahir Shah (2013). “House of the Tiger King, Dyslexic edition”, p.96, Lulu.com

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