"I, Philip Kearny, an old soldier, enter my solemn protest against this order for retreat."

-- Philip Kearny

#Order Quotes #Soldier Quotes #Retreat Quotes

“In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.”
“The foolish rush to end their lives. Only the steadfast soul survives.”
“I guess in the end, it doesnâ€™t matter what we wanted. What matters is what we chose to do with the things we had.”
“No amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of worrying can change the future”
“I think the human race needs to think about killing. How much evil must we do to do good?”
“If time were like a passage of music, you could keep going back to it until you got it right.”

Source : Joyce Johnson (1999). “Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir”, p.186, Penguin
“It was my dream Not its failure that damaged me”
“No stars gleam as brightly as those which glisten in the polar sky. No water tastes so sweet as that which springs amid the desert sand. And no faith is so precious as that which lives and triumphs through adversity. Tested faith brings experience. You would never have believed your own weakness had you not needed to pass through trials. And you would never have known Godâ€™s strength had His strength not been needed to carry you through.”

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