Combat Quotes
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There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.
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Take thou thy arms and come with me, For we must quit ourselves like men, and strive To air our cause, although we be but two. Great is the strength of feeble arms combined, And we can combat even with the brave.
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Combat is my profession and fighting was a great way to maintain a combat mindset while preparing to lead Marines in war.
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I happen to be unfortunately temperamental. No, my temperament is also, what you describe to rainfalls, the will of society, to combat a number of contradictions. That happens to be my creative temperament.
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Stand-up used to be much more of a form combat. Heckling was much more common [in the '90s]. And I couldn't get stage time, and so I would go out to Pip's in Sheepshead Bay.
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Some cures are worse than the dangers they combat.
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Vigorous public ball scratching is common in the combat-arms side of the Marine Corps, even among high-level officers in the midst of briefings.
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I'm a combat soldier.
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True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.
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Never fly straight and level for more than 30 seconds in the combat area.
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You wouldn’t be normal if you were never afraid. Even the bravest men experience fear. One of the biggest jobs we all face in combat is to overcome fear.
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Constant and pervasive danger makes agile movement a high priority for all soldiers, whether they are assigned directly to combat or not.
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We must combat misinformation that is being spread.
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Poverty can't be an excuse for bad teaching, but teaching can't be the only thing we do to combat poverty.
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Every moment of worry weakens the soul for its daily combat.
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One tires of combat, although I can still throw a punch, you know.
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Persistence is a unique mental strength; a strength that is essential to combat the fierce power of the repeated rejections and numerous other obstacles that sit in waiting and are all part of winning in a fast-moving, ever-changing world.
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There's a rule saying I have to ground anyone who's crazy ... There's a catch. Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy.
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As I crawled out of the abyss of combat and over the rail of the Sea Runner, I realized that compassion for the sufferings of others is a burden to those who have it. As Wilfred Owen's poem "Insensibility" puts it so well, those who feel most of others suffer most in war.
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I think women are too valuable to be in combat.
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Those who are skilled in combat do not become angry. The wise win before the fight and the ignorant fight to win.
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Combat isn't where you might die -- though that does happen -- it's where you find out whether you get to keep on living. Don't underestimate the power of that revelation. Don't underestimate the things young men will wager in order to play that game one more time.
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The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Industrial-strength foolishness sets in-in males, at least-at about the age of 18. This is why the military prefers males in the 18-to-25-year-old range when there's combat to be done.
