- Nov 07, 2020
Soldiers Quotes
Quotes on duty, discipline, and command.
This set stays close to the idea of soldiers as a team to be led and coordinated, echoed in one line comparing a general's command of troops to a musician commanding the keys of an instrument. That sense of structured Duty runs through it.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Population
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- Nov 07, 2020
The majority of soldiers and officers of the Soviet Army and the allied armies treated the local population humanely.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my 20 years as a photographer, covering conflicts from Bosnia to Gaza to Iraq to Afghanistan, injured civilians and soldiers have passed through my life many times.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom. Grittier soldiers are more likely to complete their training, and grittier salespeople are more likely to keep their jobs. The more challenging the domain, the more grit seems to matter.
- Fools
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- Nov 07, 2020
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
Soldiers willingly, sometimes foolishly, risk their own lives to keep their comrades out of enemy hands.
- American
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a reporter, I embedded for modest stints with American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. When I'm asked about those experiences, I always say - and mean - that we civilians don't deserve the soldiers we have.
- Goal
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- Nov 07, 2020