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“You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.”
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“This won't look so good in my obituary," Schaffer said dolefully. There was a perceptible edge of strain under the lightly-spoken words."Gave his life for his country in a ladies' lavatory in Upper Bavaria.”
― Where Eagles Dare
― Where Eagles Dare
“Anytime you're afraid to try something new...just remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.”
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“Riley had no doubt that an "immediate and merciful act of the Almighty" had saved them from the surf at Bojador. According to him, all of his men believed this too. Later, when a friend advised him to play down this conviction, because skeptics would use it to discredit the rest of his account of the voyage, Riley refused.”
― Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
― Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
“A peasant that reads is a prince in waiting.”
― The Long Fall
― The Long Fall
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