Chance Quote by David Gemmell Download Open image “In real war an officer may have only one chance at succeeding. Consider each problem.” — David Gemmell ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chance May Officers One chance Problem Real Succeed War
That is why every military officer fights - so that there may be peace. — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
Every soldier, every cop who's faced with a decision to make, a life or death, does the best he or she can, — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've always believed that no officer's life, regardless of rank, is of such great value to his country that he should seek safety in… — Chesty Puller Copy Share Image
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One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
In war, the general alone can judge of certain arrangements. It depends on him alone to conquer difficulties by his own superior talents and… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The intellectual and moral failures common to America's general officer corps in Vietnam and Iraq constitute a crisis in American generalship. Any explanation that… — Paul Yingling Copy Share Image
A military leader often faces a situation he has to deal with, but because it is his duty, no court can try him. — Albert Kesselring Copy Share Image
“To be a good soldier you must love the army. But to be a good officer you must be willing to order the death… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“It seems to me, that you people spend a great deal of time talking about honour, but strip away the high sounding words and… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Makes no sense to me,' said Huntsekker. 'You don't know who is at your door, but you know the thoughts of a man twenty… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished,… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
When your life has been spent in one war after another for forty-five years, you have to be pretty handy to survive. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
I have discovered in my long life that there are many words and phrases which have more power than any spell of magick. The… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“Listen...You could spend a lifetime trying to understand the works of evil men. Their joys are not ours. They love to inflict pain, create… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
We are full of dreams [...] We long for the unattainable. We believe in the nonsense of fables. There is no pure love; there… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
It is easier with strangers, for they touch your life but for an instant. You will not disappoint them, for you owe them nothing;… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
I don't know yet whether I fully believe in fate, but certain things do happen in a man's life that he cannot explain. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Before I debuted, it was my goal to make my debut, and afterwards, I aimed at winning champion titles on television music shows, and… — Hyuna Copy Share Image
I understand it's promotion, but no one ever gave me a chance. No one ever thought I'd be the champ, and look where I'm… — Stipe Miocic Copy Share Image
I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn't show it to everybody. — Moliere Copy Share Image
When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
The happy medium is television. And if you find a good suitor, you can do it for years. With movies, you roll the dice.… — Bruce Campbell Copy Share Image
I get afraid of the dark if I'm in a great deal of dark, and I have to move around inside of that fear...… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
I have heard that if you pull a bent breath through the second hole of a harmonica tuned to the key of Georgia while… — Buddy Wakefield Copy Share Image
There are times when we can feel destiny close around us like a fist around a doorknob. Sure, we can resist. But a knob… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Pain held no terror for him. Pain was, if not friend, then family, something he had grown up with in his crèche, learning to… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Love changes people, for better or for worse. You could look at it as a chance for you to change. The best kind of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Childhood is Last Chance Gulch for happiness. After that, you know too much. — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image