"War is a horribly fascinating thing."

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Source : Robert Lee Sherrod (1945). “On to Westward: War in the Central Pacific”

Robert Sherrod

“Complexity is the enemy of clarity”
“Adventure is making the distant approach nearer but romance is having what is where it is which is not where you are stay where it is.”
“The celebrity aspect is nothing short of ridiculous, and auditioning is brutal and dehumanizing. Every time I see a pretty young girl on the subway reading sides for an audition, my only thought is, 'Man, am I glad I'm not doing that anymore.' I never feel nostalgia, just relief.”
“Itâ€™s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. Itâ€™s another thing to play with him.”
“If you see the teeth of the lion, do not think that the lion is smiling at you.”
“According to recent opinion polls, a large majority of Iraqis believe that the U.S. military has no intention to leave Iraq, and that it would stay even is asked by the Iraqi government to leave.”
“Chennai is one of the scariest crowds to face. Everyone looks so conservative, but once you crack the first joke, they are so appreciatively loud that they will hit you with a laugh that will scare you stiff and yet give you energy. Chennaiites give me the loudest laughs; it's the coolest crowd to perform for.”
“I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.”

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