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Regardless of what you feel about Obama and his politics - screw all that. The fact of the matter is, he was the first black guy to be the president of the United States. The history is still being made. Ed Dwight
Politics History You Matter Black Made First President States Obama About Guy Fact He Feel Still His Being Regardless Screw United United States
I'm sorry I didn't go to jail for six months, then I know you could come to see me anytime you wanted to. Eddie Slovik
Me You Sorry Months See Could Come Know Go Six Jail Wanted Anytime Then
I've made up my mind. I'll take my court martial. Eddie Slovik
Mind Made Martial Take Court Up
The only luck I had in my life was when I married you. I knew it wouldn't last because I was too happy. I knew they would not let me be happy. Eddie Slovik
Life Me You Be Happy Happy My Life Luck Too Married Would Only Had Knew Because Last
They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army - thousands of guys have done that. They're shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 years old. Eddie Slovik
Me Army Old Stated Thousands Guys Years Stole Shooting Done Bread United
If you are going to make a change, make it big and bold. Walk up to the biggest guy on the block, stand in his face and get it started. Then go around, brigade by brigade, making it make sense. Eric Shinseki
You Change Walk Face Big Sense Guy Make Around Making Block Go His Up Get Going Biggest Then Stand Bold Brigade Started
It's tough never being right. Eric Shinseki
Tough Never Being Right
The magnificent army that fought in Desert Storm is a great army, and it still is a magnificent army today. But it was one we designed for the Cold War, and the Cold War has been over for ten years now. Eric Shinseki
Today War Great Army Cold Cold War Has-Been Ten Ten Years Magnificent Over Still Been Years Storm Desert Fought Now Designed
An army that fought and won a war decisively finds it even more difficult to undergo change. Eric Shinseki
War Change Army Difficult Finds More Undergo Won Even Fought
In the army, we do two things every day. We train our soldiers, and then we grow them into leaders, because frankly, we don't hire out. We grow our own leaders. Eric Shinseki
Day Army Every Day Own Every Our Soldiers Frankly Out Leaders Because Hire Train Them Then Grow Things Two
More importantly, if you are in a position to hire, hire a veteran. They will be the best employees you have. Eric Shinseki
Best You Veteran Will Employees More Importantly Hire Position
You don't get many do-overs in life. Eric Shinseki
Life You Get Many
It's important in any organization that if visions have any reality at all, it's because the organization believes that the vision is right and that they share in it. Otherwise, it becomes the good idea of one person, and that even more importantly contributes to the sense that it will not survive the departure of that individual. Eric Shinseki
Good Reality Vision Organization Will Important Sense Otherwise Visions More Individual Share Idea Because Becomes Importantly Survive Person Departure Any Even Believes Right Good Idea
I do engage veterans. I meet with the veterans' service organizations monthly. It's a direct, no-holds-barred discussion. I travel to their conventions, where I speak to the veterans membership. I do travel. I've been to all 50 states. When I do, I engage veterans locally. So I get direct feedback from those veterans. Eric Shinseki
Service Travel Speak Feedback Veterans Meet Monthly Locally States Those Membership Direct Been Discussion Get Where Conventions Engage Organizations
I spent five years working very hard to develop a relationship with the veterans' service organizations. We have together worked some major projects. Eric Shinseki
Service Relationship Together Veterans Projects Spent Some Develop Major Years Very Five Worked Working Organizations Hard
No veteran should have to wait for claims. If there's anybody impatient here, I am that individual. Eric Shinseki
Wait Veteran Claims Impatient Individual Am Anybody Should Here
I have done my duty by the laws of my people and I am sorry my people were led this time by men who were not soldiers and that crimes were committed of which I had no knowledge. Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Time Knowledge People Men Sorry Duty Crimes Soldiers Laws Had Am Were Led Committed Done Which Who
I have loved my German people and my fatherland with a warm heart. Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Heart People Fatherland German German People Loved Warm
I expect that on the 1st of August, the SA will be once more ready for duty. Ernst Rohm
Will Duty Once Once More More Ready August Expect
Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same chances of success. Erwin Rommel
Success Savage Fight Enemy Complete Air Weapons Troops Like Most Command Same Modern Anyone Against Fights Who European Even Chances
They should hold themselves absolutely upon the immovable foundation of truth and nature, whereby alone they can save themselves from misapprehensions and from the danger of being entirely carried away from reality into mere dreams and fictions. Ethan A. Hitchcock
Truth Dreams Alone Nature Reality Danger Carried Immovable Entirely Absolutely Mere Being Whereby Hold Fictions Themselves Should Foundation Away Save
Notwithstanding this high Ecclesiastical authority, he who dared accept truth only because it could be proved, or proved to be good, and disregard authority, was commonly stigmatized as an infidel. Ethan A. Hitchcock
Truth Good Dared High Ecclesiastical Only Could He Accept Because Proved Authority Commonly Notwithstanding Who Disregard
My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack. Ferdinand Foch
Giving Situation Way Shall Attack Excellent Retreat Center Right
In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective. Ferdinand Foch
You Yourself First Whatever Find Objective Determine Your Position
I enjoyed my time in the WRAF. There were plenty of people at the airfields where I worked, and they were all very good company. Florence Green
Time Good People Plenty My Time Were Very Where Worked Good Company Company Enjoyed
The left-wing, which consists of armoured and motorized forces and has no enemy in front of it, will be stopped dead in its tracks upon direct order from the Fuhrer. Franz Halder
Enemy Will Consists Direct Dead Forces Tracks Left-Wing Front Stopped Order Which
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