Hundred Quote by Robert Burns

I could heartily wish that every commission officer was to be previously examined; for, to my certain knowledge, there are persons who have already…

— John Paul Jones

Resignation is a daily suicide.

— Honore de Balzac

Once you have become the centre of a conflict in a complex governmental enterprise you have the obligation to resign.

— Camille Paglia

You know that it never has been easy Whether you do or do not resign Whether you travel the breadth of the extremities Or…

— Joni Mitchell

“The right to resign is one of the cherished privileges of a free man; the willingness to resign, when principle and the public interest…

— David Pietrusza

“retiring with the officer’s equivalent of a general”

— Jack Shane

Resignation is, to some extent, spoiled for me by the fact that it is so entirely conformable to the laws of common-sense. I should…

— Sophie Swetchine

Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath.

— Anonymous

when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office; and I…

— John F. Kennedy

With my resignation, I... left unfulfilled commitments I made to many comrades in the fight, commitments I hold sacred. My service did not end…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

“Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body…

— George Washington

With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to…

— Robert E. Lee