"He who whets his steel, whets his courage"

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Steven Pressfield

#Military Quotes #Steel Quotes

“There’s an Oriental saying I like: “If aggression meets empty space it tends to defeat itself.”

Source : Matthew Reilly (2015). “The Tournament”, p.223, Simon and Schuster
“I don't think I've ever seen pie advertised. That's how you know it's good. They advertise ice cream and other desserts. They advertise the bejeezus out of yogurt, but I haven't seen one pie commercial.”

Source : "Q & A With Adam Carolla: His Sledgehammer Wine, Jimmy Kimmel's Pizza Oven, "Mangria" + Where to Eat Pie". Interview with Elina Shatkin, www.laweekly.com. February 8, 2011.
“No one individual vote, no one individual quote or no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record.”

Source : "Defense Nominee Hagel Defends His Record in Senate" by Donna Cassata, www.realclearpolitics.com. January 31, 2013.
“Every fairy child may keep Two strong ponies and ten sheep; All have houses, each his own, Built of brick or granite stone; They live on cherries, they run wild I'd love to be a Fairy's child.”
“My ideal is that we all be economically interdependent. We should not be independent like millionaires, nor dependent like laborers. My ideal is that we all be interdependent.”
“I think it's very important to feed the body what it craves and not be in your head about it, panicking, carrying around some calorie-counting wheel in your bag or something equally absurd. I'm really not a fan of that at all.”
“It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.”
“I haven't lived my life through my daughters. Some parents devote everything to their children, which must be so hard, and it's very beautiful. But I'm a working parent, so I've always kept my own life.”

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