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title: "1 Seventy Year Quotes By Chris Bird"
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> [“seventy-six-year-old Professor Liviu Librescu, but he was from a different generation. He sacrificed himself by holding the door while ordering his students to escape through the windows. He understood the responsibilities of leadership — the leader, like the captain of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/seventy-six-year-old-professor-liviu-librescu-but-he-was-from-a/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

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## More by Chris Bird

> [“seventy-six-year-old Professor Liviu Librescu, but he was from a different generation. He sacrificed himself by holding the door while ordering his students to escape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/seventy-six-year-old-professor-liviu-librescu-but-he-was-from-a/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“More than ever, we ordinary civilians are the foot soldiers in the war on terrorism.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/more-than-ever-we-ordinary-civilians-are-the-foot-soldiers-in-the-war/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“A gun-free zone is not even a consideration; all it does is it restricts law-abiding citizens. It doesn’t do a darn thing for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/a-gun-free-zone-is-not-even-a-consideration-all-it-does-is-it/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“I would want it to be learned that basically to do something. Hiding or sitting back is not going to accomplish anything. And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/i-would-want-it-to-be-learned-that-basically-to-do-something-hiding/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“Immediate action taken by personnel who are on-site when the shooting starts is the most effective way to stop the killing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/immediate-action-taken-by-personnel-who-are-on-site-when-the-shooting/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“2,794 news stories about the incident. However, not one mentioned that the shooting had occurred in a “gun-free zone.” “Surely, with all the reporters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/2-794-news-stories-about-the-incident-however-not-one-mentioned-that/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/victory-at-all-costs-victory-in-spite-of-all-terror-victory-however/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“I read somewhere there’s a list of things that you do, and one of them is that you attack the attacker. He can’t shoot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/i-read-somewhere-there-s-a-list-of-things-that-you-do-and-one-of-them/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“The biggest problem with gun-free zones is that they aren’t free of guns. They are the places of choice for killers and terrorists to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/the-biggest-problem-with-gun-free-zones-is-that-they-aren-t-free-of/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“first responders are usually not the law-enforcement officers or the paramedics that follow them, but the ordinary citizens who happen to be on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/first-responders-are-usually-not-the-law-enforcement-officers-or-the/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“When trying to persuade a school board to endorse the program, three is the critical number, said Irvine. “If you get one person going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/when-trying-to-persuade-a-school-board-to-endorse-the-program-three/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“it is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. And even if your state allows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/it-is-better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it-than-to-need-it-and-not-have-2/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“Pay attention to everything going on around you. When you put your gun on in the morning, it should be like turning on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/pay-attention-to-everything-going-on-around-you-when-you-put-your-gun/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“The most frequent use of a gun in self-defense is when an ordinary citizen feels threatened by a human predator and produces a gun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/the-most-frequent-use-of-a-gun-in-self-defense-is-when-an-ordinary/)

[Chris Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bird/)

> [“victim-resolved incidents result in far fewer fatalities than shooter-resolved incidents. Additionally, police-resolved shootings produce more casualties than victim-resolved shootings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bird/victim-resolved-incidents-result-in-far-fewer-fatalities-than-shooter/)

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