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“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”
― A Arte da Guerra
― A Arte da Guerra
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“Until the millennium arrives and countries cease trying to enslave others, it will be necessary to accept one's responsibilities and be willing to make sacrifices for one's country - as my comrades did. As the troops used to say, "If the country is good enough to live in, it's good enough to fight for." With privilege goes responsibility.”
― With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
― With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
“later down the road of life, i made the discovery that salt water was also good for the mental abrasions one inevitably acquires on land.”
― A Pirate Looks at Fifty
― A Pirate Looks at Fifty
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