Lxxii Army Quotes & Sayings

When the economy was going up, [Milton Friedman and I] both gave the same advice, and when the economy was going down, we gave the same advice. But in between he didn't change his advice at all. — Paul Samuelson

The process of learning is the process of discovering what really exists. — Idries Shah

As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles ... its commercial values will be limited. — Elisha Gray

When you dare to dream, you must be dare to reach it. — Fernanda Garwin

The vortex. You can see the entire galaxy up there. More stars than you ever knew existed. — Lisa Kessler

Find new treasures in yourself. Love doesn't die. Love is unyielding. It's going to come back. The more you love and appreciate yourself, the more prepared you are when the real thing shows up. — Jill Scott

Setting aside the vast herd which shows no definable character at all, it seems to me that the minority distinguished by what is commonly regarded as an excess of sin is very much more admirable than the minority distinguished by an excess of virtue. My experience of the world has taught me that the average wine-bibbler is a far better fellow than the average prohibitionist, and that the average rogue is better company than the average poor drudge, and that the worst white-slave trader of my acquaintance is a decenter man than the best vice crusader. — H.L. Mencken

The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all. — Sun Tzu

If the oarsmen of a fast-moving ship suddenly cease to row, the suspension of the driving force of the oars doesn't prevent the vessel from continuing to move on its course. And with a speech it is much the same. After he has finished reciting the document, the speaker will still be able to maintain the same tone without a break, borrowing its momentum and impulse from the passage he has just read out. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. — William Strunk Jr.

The greatest threat now is a 9/11 occurring with a group of terrorists armed not with airline tickets and box cutters, but with a nuclear weapon in the middle of one of our own cities ... there's a high probability of such an attempt. — Dick Cheney

Kohler shrugged. Sometimes to find truth, one must move mountains. — Dan Brown

Single parent situations drive poverty and often lead to unsupervised kids. Many boys growing up without fathers often feel angry and abandoned. Thus, they seek comfort in all the wrong places. — Bill O'Reilly