Edmund Kirby Smith Quotes
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 my principles than any other officer in the Army can do. I would rather carry a musket in the cause of the South than be commander-in-chief under Mr. Lincoln.Edmund Kirby Smith
Quotes to Explore
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The Pledge of Allegiance says, 'liberty and justice for all'.
Patricia Schroeder -
It's strange when you're innocent, are you supposed to ask for forgiveness from the judge who's ready to put you away for several years? No, this wasn't even discussed.
Yekaterina Samutsevich -
Now nothing can be more important than that the work of a soldier should be well done.
Plato -
You don’t win a game by hitting the ball out of the court.
Carlo D'Este -
My interest in culture generally is a comparative one, and I think that's where the word joy, I think, can be applicable. There's joy in actually seeing the relatedness, the connectedness of different cultures or recognising, for instance, your own culture in another or another culture in your own culture and feeling an air to all of them.
Wole Soyinka -
We must use collegiality not to level people down but to bring together their strength and creativity.
Andy Hargreaves
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And by the time I reach 38 or 39, I'm asleep.
Miriam Hopkins -
In Benin, there's a thing that family members wear the same pattern of traditional African clothing.
Dana Perino -
If you’re really going to die on me, you could at least rub my neck before you go.
Pat Cadigan -
I believe the President was enormously effective in small groups, small groups being anything under a hundred, where you could really communicate.
Lew Wasserman -
It's a life of five-card draw, and you know what? When God asked me - I'm fine with the card I got. I'm gonna play this.
Artie Lange -
Lemberger's stories are marvelous compounds of scholarship, imagination and empathy. Brought to life with rich historical detail, these biblical women, sidelined and silenced for centuries, prove to be audacious, utterly relatable, and spellbinding companions.
Michelle Huneven
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I have never heard so much bloody rubbish in my life and bluntly declared Concorde the safest aircraft I have ever flown.
Brian Trubshaw -
The most interesting aspect for me, composing exclusively with patterns, is that there is not one organizational procedure more advantageous than another, perhaps because no one pattern ever takes precedence over the others
Morton Feldman -
Maybe the standards should be higher to be an officer. People will say there area high standards, but clearly they're not high enough.
Brandon Marshall -
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 my principles than any other officer in the Army can do. I would rather carry a musket in the cause of the South than be commander-in-chief under Mr. Lincoln.
Edmund Kirby Smith