26 Colonel Quotes for You to Enjoy

A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders. Larry Elder

Woman Gun Gun Control Control Further Colonel Demands Like Chicken Legislation Roots Who

It was by a Maryland colonel in the year 1777 that the British received, in the gallant defense of an important fort, one of the first lessons of what they were to expect from American valor and patriotism. Marquis de Lafayette

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To some extent, the idea that rock 'n roll used to have this sort of free antediluvian identity, frolicking in the 1950s with Elvis or something, is totally wrong. It's insane. Elvis' relationship with Colonel Parker, his manager, was one of the most possibly corrupt, certainly lucrative, and intense business partnerships ever in rock n' roll. Ann Powers

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With the newspapers cheering, Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt chose a top-notch regiment of more than 1,250 men. They were first called Teddy's Texas Tarantulas and went through three or four other monikers until Roosevelt's Rough Riders stuck. Douglas Brinkley

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I'm better than P. T. Barnum and Colonel Parker put together. Evel Knievel

Together Better Colonel Parker Put Than

When at just 27 years old, Qaddafi, colonel in the Libyan army, inspired by his Egyptian colleague Abdel Nasser, overthrew King Idris I in 1969, he applied important revolutionary measures such as agrarian reform and the nationalization of oil. Fidel Castro

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My chicken ain't no joke. I ain't scared to go up against the Colonel, tastewise. Flavor Flav

Joke Scared Colonel Go Up Chicken Against

I've never been more comfortable in a part than with Colonel Potter. Harry Morgan

More Colonel Potter Never Part Comfortable Been Than

The colonel replied that he didn't care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with. Jackie Robinson

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I knew early I wanted to follow my father into the military. He did a full 30-year career and retired as a full colonel in the Marines after graduating from Allentown H.S. and later from Cornell University. James G. Stavridis

Father Military Marines Later Follow Colonel He Knew Retired Did Graduating Wanted After Full Early Career University

Whether you're a second lieutenant working with a captain and a lieutenant colonel, or a four-star general working with the Office Secretary of Defense and the White House, the decision makers have got to have ground truth. Otherwise, the decisions they make could be flawed - and that can be dangerous. John F. Kelly

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The one thing I was always told is you absolutely have to tell truth to power. Whether you're a second lieutenant working with a captain and a lieutenant colonel, or a four-star general working with the Office Secretary of Defense and the White House, the decision makers have got to have ground truth. John F. Kelly

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When the anchorman is wearing a colonel's uniform, it tells you something. Linda Ellerbee

You Tells Wearing Something Colonel Uniform

I met the Colonel when Elvis was recording some song I'd written for one of his movies. Elvis was just having fun with the gang and all the Memphis boys and Colonel Parker was sitting over here in like a theater seat. Mac Davis

In 2001, I was an Air Force lieutenant colonel and A-10 fighter pilot stationed in Saudi Arabia, in charge of rescue operations for no-fly enforcement in Iraq and then in Afghanistan. Martha McSally

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When I was four years old, my father, who was a colonel in the army, was stationed in Salzburg, Austria. Across the street from our house was an ancient castle on a cliff. So when I first heard fairy tales, I felt as if the magic of 'Cinderella' or 'Sleeping Beauty' was taking place right in my own neighborhood. Mary Pope Osborne

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The bust of Colonel Sanders stands as a monument to cruelty and has no place in the Kentucky state Capitol. Pamela Anderson

Cruelty State Monument Colonel Place Capitol Stands Bust Kentucky

Oh, go in anywhere Colonel, go in anywhere. You'll find lovely fighting all along the line. Philip Kearny

You Fighting Find Colonel Along Go Line Oh Lovely Anywhere

I hit the trifecta on 'Law & Order': I did the original recipe, extra crispy and the Colonel's special. Thomas Sadoski

Law Extra Recipe Colonel Hit Did Order Special Original

I will complete my second term, but I have made no decision as to my plans after Congress except that I will continue in public service, including as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. Tim Griffin

Colonel, I do not care to die, but I pray to God I may never leave this field. Winfield Scott Hancock

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