"I knew that if the feat was accomplished it must be at a most fearful sacrifice of as brave and gallant soldiers as ever engaged in battle."

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Source : John Bell Hood (1996). “Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate States Armies”, p.58, U of Nebraska Press

John Bell Hood

#Sacrifice Quotes #Bravery Quotes #Soldier Quotes

“we tend to attract the things we fear.”
“The most useful is the greatest.”
“I won't let this be my good-bye. I've folded one thousand paper crane memories of me and Grace, and I've made my wish. I will find a cure. And then I will find Grace.”
“God has special confidences for each soul. Indeed, it would seem as though the deepest truths came only in moments of profound devotional silence and contemplation.”

Source : Charles Henry Brent (1914). “With God in the World: A Series of Papers”
“We all want to escape our circumstances, don't we? Especially if you are an actor.”
“The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially.”
“I canâ€™t leave now. I like her too much. There, I said it. But I wonâ€™t say it again.”
“Religions don't own compassion; it is a human virtue.”

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