Actions Quote by Stephen E. Ambrose Download Open image ““We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying”” — Stephen E. Ambrose ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actions Army Obedience
“We can’t guarantee success [in this war] but we can do something better. We can deserve it.” — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“Sorry, ma’am, but we need a big damn army right now, and there’s no better way to make one than to gather up a… — Jeff Shaara Copy Share Image
“I wish the army had taught us how to navigate feelings as easily as they did a starless night sky.” — Sherri L. Smith Copy Share Image
“If I decide to make a career in the army, he said, I would never be rich, but I would live one of the most satisfying lives there was to be had. Then he warned me that satisfaction would come at a great cost to me and any family I might have. I should never expected to be thanked; a… — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share
“To be in the Army, you need to be smart or strong, and you privates ain’t either.” — Joseph Perry Grassi Copy Share Image
“Damn Army's a screwup factory. They take guys who aren't screwed up, screw 'em up, then tell 'em they're too screwed up to be… — Elliot Ackerman Copy Share Image
“I'm hurting you to make you a better soldier in every way. To sharpen your wit. To intensify your effort. To keep you off… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Fuck it, I thought. As Don Rumsfeld once said, "You go to war with the army you have, not the army you wish you… — Avi Steinberg Copy Share Image
“Hitler made only one big mistake when he built his Atlantic Wall,” the paratroopers liked to say. “He forgot to put a roof on… — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
“All that existed was precious in Crazy Horse’s religion—whatever a man did or thought was good, was wakan, so long as he obeyed his… — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
“Thus the total armada amounted to 5,333 ships and craft of all types,” — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
“Ronald Spiers: The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll… — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
“These are some of the qualities that make for a good company commander. Lewis had them in abundance, plus some special touches that made him a much-loved commander. He had a sense, a feel, for how his family was doing. He knew exactly when to take a break, when to issue a gill, when to push for more, when to… — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share
“Older British observers complained, "The trouble with you Yanks is that you are overpaid, oversexed, and over here." (To which the Yanks would reply,… — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
“I instinctively dislike ever to uphold the conservative as opposed to the bold” — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
“Of courage undaunted, possessing a firmness and perseverance of purpose which nothing but impossibilities could divert from its direction, careful as a father of those committed to his charge, yet steady in the maintenance of order and discipline, intimate with the Indian character, customs, and principles; habituated to the hunting life, guarded by exact observation of the vegetables and animals… — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share
“Jefferson could write, “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.” — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
“May works be the test of patriotism as they ought, of right, to be of religion.” — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
“So it had always been and apparently would be. The terms “peace” and “war” as understood by the Americans had no meaning to the Indians. Hostilities could break out at any time, for no apparent cause other than the restlessness of the young warriors, spurred by their desire for honor and glory, which could only be won on raids, which… — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share
“I take my actions because of my passion not because of compulsion.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It require you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing a season for… — Gary Ryan Blair Copy Share Image
A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions. — Dan Colen Copy Share Image
True love is proven through the actions of your true love!! Not through the act of saying it! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The actions of the University in my case make it abundantly clear that the Administration's rhetoric about Harvard's desire to attract and retain the… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
As we get more transparent with data sets about infrastructure and systems management, I have a feeling we'll see big changes in how we… — Aaron Koblin Copy Share Image
“When you are pushed to the wall, you will act and do things you have never done before.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“The definition of a professional is one who does a job well even when they don't like it.” — Alan Sheinwald Copy Share Image
“FLIES IN DISGUISE Tell me, Have you Really seen Flies in a child's eyes Or heard their hungry cries In the middle Of the night? Don't lie. You can protest all you want About peace And genocide, But unless you are willing To take beatings for your fights, Your display of trendy showmanship Simply ain't right. Go on, Carry your… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share
If you want to know someone's mind, listen to their words. If you want to know their heart, watch their actions. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Twitter didn't make up the hashtag. Twitter didn't make up the retweet. It's our users. And people started using them so much that we… — Katie Jacobs Stanton Copy Share Image
I personally claim no special insight into Satan's methods, but I have at times been able to identify his influence and his actions in… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image