Chiefs Quotes

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I have broken all ties that bind me to the (U.S.) Army, not suddenly, impulsively, but conscientiously and after due deliberation. I sacrifice more to… — Unknown Author
The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy. In the middlegame the King is a mere 'super',… — Aron Nimzowitsch
The main difference between the art of the actor and all other arts is that every other [non-performing] artist may create whenever he is in… — Constantin Stanislavski
At the heart of any good business is a chief executive officer with one. — Malcolm Forbes
The chief support of an autocracy is a standing army. The chief support of a democracy is an educated people. — Unknown Author
The really expert riders of horses let the horse know immediately who is in control, but then they guide the horse with loose reins and… — Sandra Day O'Connor
It is well to remember that the office of Chief Executive is in part a symbol of the nation and that leaders in a nation… — Herbert Hoover
The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it. — Unknown Author
Writing is in fact an entirely outworn, decayed and corrupt convention whose chief & most conspicuous character is its monumental witness to the conservatism, laziness… — Eric Gill
Militarism. . . is the chief bulwark of capitalism. When it is that militarism is undermined, capitalism will fail. — Helen Keller
Marriage isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Let me tell you, honestly. Marriage is probably the chief cause of divorce. — Larry Gelbart
The chief cause of unhappiness in married life is that people think that marriage is sex attraction, which takes the form of promises and hopes… — Leo Tolstoy
The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow. — Diogenes
Short of actual blunders, lack of faith in one's position is the chief cause of defeat. To be sure, it is easy to recommend faith… — Fred Reinfeld
It is customary to complain of the bustle and strenuousness of our epoch. But in truth the chief mark of our epoch is a profound… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The state incurs debts for politics, war, and other higher causes and 'progress'. . . . The assumption is that the future will honour this… — Jacob Burckhardt
Decades ago, visitors from other planets warned us about the direction we were heading and offered to help. Instead, some of us interpreted their visits… — Paul Hellyer
The word 'hero' has been bandied about a lot to refer to anyone killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. But anyone who voluntarily goes to Afghanistan… — Ted Rall
We are â€¦ the un-proud non-possessors of objects whose chief substance is that of the transient symbol. Our Puritan fear of the love of things… — Ralph Caplan
The bridge of grace will bear your weight, brother. Thousands of big sinners have gone across that bridge, yea, tens of thousands have gone over… — Charles Spurgeon

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