QUOTES
I've got these taped around one of my monitors to help keep things in context...
"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." - Adlai E. Stevenson (not sure which one...)
"The greatest force to counter religious extremism is economic prosperity" - Richard Dansky
"Concern yourself with what is right and you'll never second-guess that decision." - George Berry, USN/USMC (Ret) 2011
"To be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst that can happen... to be forgotten is the worst." - Pierre Claeyssens (1909-2003)
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” – George Orwell
“I’ll never quit. To the end I’ll fight or find a way to fix it” - Walking and running double amputee Staff Sergeant Chad Brumpton (post injury) – Tank Commander of Company ‘C’, 4th Tank Battalion, Al Qaim, Iraq 2005
“As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person.” - Dr. Carl L. Unsicker (1942-2011), Orthopedist who dedicated his retirement to serving the medical needs of the people of Tanzania.
"I want all of you to be safe. And please don't feel bad for us. We are warriors. And as warriors have done before us, we joined this organization and are following orders because we believe that what we are doing is right. Many of us have volunteered to do this a second time due to our deep desire to finish the job we started. We fight and sometimes die so that our families don't have to. Stand beside us. Because we would do it for you. Becasue it is our unity that has enabled us to prosper as a nation." – Marc Golczynski USMC (KIA Iraq 2007)
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Attributed to Edmund Burke
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” - Robert Heinlein
“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.” – Ronald Reagan
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier” – Colin Powell
“A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at … how many want in … and how many want to get out.” – Tony Blair
“Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. Military Service Members
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.” – Unknown
“I want you to have an opinion. I may not agree with what you have to say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” - Major Brian Jimenez USMC (Ret)
"The greatest force to counter religious extremism is economic prosperity" - Richard Dansky
"Concern yourself with what is right and you'll never second-guess that decision." - George Berry, USN/USMC (Ret) 2011
"To be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst that can happen... to be forgotten is the worst." - Pierre Claeyssens (1909-2003)
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” – George Orwell
“I’ll never quit. To the end I’ll fight or find a way to fix it” - Walking and running double amputee Staff Sergeant Chad Brumpton (post injury) – Tank Commander of Company ‘C’, 4th Tank Battalion, Al Qaim, Iraq 2005
“As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person.” - Dr. Carl L. Unsicker (1942-2011), Orthopedist who dedicated his retirement to serving the medical needs of the people of Tanzania.
"I want all of you to be safe. And please don't feel bad for us. We are warriors. And as warriors have done before us, we joined this organization and are following orders because we believe that what we are doing is right. Many of us have volunteered to do this a second time due to our deep desire to finish the job we started. We fight and sometimes die so that our families don't have to. Stand beside us. Because we would do it for you. Becasue it is our unity that has enabled us to prosper as a nation." – Marc Golczynski USMC (KIA Iraq 2007)
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Attributed to Edmund Burke
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” - Robert Heinlein
“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.” – Ronald Reagan
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier” – Colin Powell
“A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at … how many want in … and how many want to get out.” – Tony Blair
“Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. Military Service Members
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.” – Unknown
“I want you to have an opinion. I may not agree with what you have to say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” - Major Brian Jimenez USMC (Ret)