#army

Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#agents #army #close #commander #confidential

If an army of monkeys were strumming on typewriters, they might write all the books in the British Museum. ↗

— Arthur Eddington

#books #british #british museum #might #monkeys

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#field #football #football field #gang #integrity

Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army. ↗

— Edward Everett

#army #better #liberty #safeguard #standing

Now what do you get in the Army? Bad helmets and Basra. Your guns don't work and everyone hates you when you come back. ↗

— Rupert Everett

#back #bad #come #everyone #get

The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000ft above the war zone to avoid getting hit. I don't think there is any point in having wars if that's how you're going to behave. It's pathetic. All this whining! ↗

— Rupert Everett

#any #army #avoid #behave #being

The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi army paints a dangerous picture. ↗

— Sherrod Brown

#american #american people #army #creating #dangerous

The law increasing and organizing the military establishment of the United States has been nearly carried into effect, and the Army has been extensively and usefully employed during the past season. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#been #carried #during #effect #employed

I gave away two dogs years ago because I felt guilty at not being able to give them the time and attention they deserved. I now regularly feed an army of squirrels and wild birds around our house. ↗

— Mike Farrell

#ago #army #around #attention #away

The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility. ↗

— Oded Fehr

#how #i #i think #learned #lesson