"We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?"

-- John W. Vessey, Jr.

#Running Quotes #Marine Quotes #Army Quotes

“Probably all of my advice is bad advice.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.”
“Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.”
“I get a headache when I hear supporters of this endless warfare complaining about the federal budget deficits. They're like arsonists complaining about the smell of smoke in the neighborhood.”
“And why should we, of all people, expect the proud new developing nations to see the world precisely as we see it? Was any new nation ever more outspoken, independent and unaligned than the young America of Jefferson, Jackson, and Lincoln?”

Source : "The Conscience of a Liberal". Book by Chester Bowles, 1962.
“If the only tool you have is a hammer, it's hard to eat spaghetti.”
“Joy is being willing for things to be as they are.”

Source : "Nothing Special: Living Zen". Book by Charlotte Joko Beck, 1993.
“To act without rapacity, to use knowledge with wisdom, to respect interdependence, to operate without hubris and greed are not simply moral imperatives. They are an accurate scientific description of the means of survival.”

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